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Where was A History of Violence filmed?

2005 film, directed by David Cronenberg.

  • Toronto

The story is set in Pennsylvania, about 208 miles (335 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Pennsylvania
Filmed in
Toronto
Distance
About 208 miles (335 km) between Pennsylvania and the nearest filming location.
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About A History of Violence

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Released
2005
Director
David Cronenberg
Cast
Viggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisWilliam HurtAshton HolmesStephen McHattieGreg BrykKyle SchmidIan MatthewsAidan Devine
Genre
Crime ThrillerDramaActionDetectiveThriller
Based on
A History of Violence
Awards
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Tom Stall is a diner owner who lives in the rural town of Millbrook, Indiana, with wife Edie, teenage son Jack, and daughter Sarah.

Soon after, Tom is visited by Philadelphia-based mobster Carl Fogarty, who alleges that Tom is actually a former mob hitman named Joey Cusack.

He is caught by Carl, who, with Jack as his hostage, goes with his henchmen to the Stall house and demands that "Joey" return to Philadelphia with them.

Famous lines from A History of Violence

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  • Jesus, Joey!Richie
  • Jesus, Richie.Tom/Joey
  • Yeah, Joey. You should have.Carl
  • No, in this family, we shoot them!Jack
  • I should've killed you back in Philly.Tom

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