A History of Violence
“Tom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.”
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Studio
New Line Cinema
Language
en
Status
Released
How A History of Violence performed
Budget
$32.0M
Worldwide Gross
$61.5M
Gross Profit
$29.5M
Return
1.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$9M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
Viggo Mortensen
Tom Stall / Joey Cusack
Edie Stall
Maria Bello
Edie Stall
Carl Fogarty
Ed Harris
Carl Fogarty
Richie Cusack
William Hurt
Richie Cusack
Jack Stall
Ashton Holmes
Jack Stall
Sheriff Sam Carney
Peter MacNeill
Sheriff Sam Carney
Leland
Stephen McHattie
Leland
Billy
Greg Bryk
Billy
Bobby
Kyle Schmid
Bobby
Judy Danvers
Sumela Kay
Judy Danvers
Mick
Gerry Quigley
Mick
Charlotte
Deborah Drakeford
Charlotte
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