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A Most Violent Year poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.3 / 100
2014·Crime / Drama / Thriller·2h 5m

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

“The result is never in question. Just the path you take to get there.”

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

Above the Line
J.C. Chandor·DirectorJ.C. Chandor·WriterBradford Young·Director of PhotographyAlex Ebert·Original Music ComposerRon Patane·Editor
Cast
Oscar Isaac·Abel MoralesJessica Chastain·Anna MoralesDavid Oyelowo·D.A. LawrenceAlessandro Nivola·Peter ForenteElyes Gabel·JulianAlbert Brooks·Andrew WalshCatalina Sandino Moreno·LuisaPeter Gerety·Bill O'LearyChristopher Abbott·Louis ServidioGlenn Fleshler·Arnold Kline
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
J.C. Chandor·Director
Writing· 1
J.C. Chandor·Writer
Camera· 2
Bradford Young·Director of PhotographyChristopher T. Saunders·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Ron Patane·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Alex Ebert·Original Music ComposerBrandon Proctor·Sound Re-Recording MixerSteve Boeddeker·Supervising Sound Editor
Art & Design· 7
Kasia Walicka Maimone·Costume DesignDoug Huszti·Art DirectionJohn P. Goldsmith·Production DesignStephanie Arble·Makeup ArtistKristen Ficara·Art Department CoordinatorRon Petagna Sr.·Construction CoordinatorMarta Font·Set Costumer
Production· 10
Neal Dodson·ProducerAnna Gerb·ProducerJ.C. Chandor·ProducerJeff Skoll·Executive ProducerKerry Orent·Executive ProducerJonathan King·Executive ProducerGlen Basner·Executive ProducerJoshua Blum·Executive ProducerRenuka Ballal·Visual Effects ProducerRebekah Ross·Visual Effects Producer
Other Departments· 5
Alex Lemke·VFX SupervisorJeff Wozniak·Visual Effects SupervisorKerrie Smith·HairstylistConrad V. Brink Jr.·Special Effects CoordinatorKate Wilson·Dialect Coach
By the Numbers
65.3
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
IMDb
90%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$12M
ROI -40%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind A Most Violent Year's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Serious, Intense
Composition
Layered
Era
2010s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features two individuals, a woman and a man, in profile, facing right, against a dark background. The woman is positioned slightly behind and to the ”

crimedrama
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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