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USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Violence is in the spirit of the hardest-hitting film noir offerings from the '50s, but far more explicit. It's also in the spirit of the Western.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Other films this year will have to sweat bullets to match the explosive power and subversive wit of David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. It slams you like a body punch and then starts messing with your head.Read the full review

The New York Times | Manohla DargisAdd Critic to Favorites

A masterpiece of indirection and pure visceral thrills, David Cronenberg's latest mindblower, A History of Violence, is the feel-good, feel-bad movie of the year.Read the full review

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