MOVIE · 2014

A Most Violent Year

ActionCrimeDramaThriller125 min

In winter 1981, as violence spikes across New York City, immigrant fuel supplier Abel Morales is trying to expand his business without being swallowed by the corruption around him. Oscar Isaac is Abel, juggling truck hijackings, a major bank loan, and the strain those threats put on the family operation he has built. Jessica Chastain is his wife, closely tied to the business as the couple tries to hold onto their ambitions while the city's decay and pressure close in from every side.