A History of ViolenceDramaThrillerCrime7.21h 36mENReleasedSeptember 23, 2005CAWatch TrailerShareKeywordssmall townherorobberyindiana, usadistrustphiladelphia, pennsylvaniadual identitydouble lifefightidentityself-defensemarriagedinermistaken identityfamily relationshipsirish mobrevengemobsterlawyerattempted robberybased on graphic novelTagLineTom Stall had the perfect life...until he became a hero.OverviewStatsCast & CrewExtrasSynopsisAn average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.RecommendationsSimilarRecommended Movies7.3Eastern Promises20076.8eXistenZ19996.4A Dangerous Method20117.3Videodrome19836.6Spider20027.8Carlito's Way19936.6To Die For19957.3Everything Is Illuminated20056.8A Scanner Darkly20066.3The Rover20146.9Hidalgo20047.1Traffic20007.3Assault on Precinct 1319766.2Maps to the Stars20147.0Amistad19976.4Nightbreed19907.1The Island on Bird Street19978.1Satantango19946.1Miracle at St. Anna20087.2Nashville1975