A Most Violent Year

(A24) Release Date: December 31, 2014 DVD Release Date: April 7, 2015 Director: J.C. Chandor Writer: J.C. Chandor Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks Plot: 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 a 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. Genre: Action, Crime, Drama IMDb: tt2937898