A History Of Violence
strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat
Director(s)David Cronenberg
Production year2005
Genre(s)Thriller
Approx. running minutes96m
CastViggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
A History Of Violence
strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat
A seemingly mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, setting off repercussions that will shake ...
A seemingly mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, setting off repercussions that will shake his family to its core in this thriller.
violence
Scenes of violence include bloody shootings and bludgeonings. There are also stranglings, headbutts and neck breaks.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row a man grabs his wife by the throat, pulls her to the floor and forcibly gets on top of her in a sexually aggressive way as she struggles to escape; he then stops this attack, appearing regretful, and she begins kissing him, leading to a sequence of consensual sex.
injury detail
There is focus on graphic injury detail in the aftermath of violence, including a man's facial gunshot wounds. There is also sight of blood pools and splashes.
additional issues
Sequences of strong sex involve thrusting detail and implied oral sex. There is full frontal female nudity. There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. There is also use of the homophobic term 'faggot'. Aggressive characters intimidate others at gunpoint in sequences of strong threat. Characters smoke marijuana joints.
Contains strong language and strong, bloody violence
Classified Date:
06/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
Scenes of violence include bloody shootings and bludgeonings. There are also stranglings, headbutts and neck breaks.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row a man grabs his wife by the throat, pulls her to the floor and forcibly gets on top of her in a sexually aggressive way as she struggles to escape; he then stops this attack, appearing regretful, and she begins kissing him, leading to a sequence of consensual sex.
injury detail
There is focus on graphic injury detail in the aftermath of violence, including a man's facial gunshot wounds. There is also sight of blood pools and splashes.
additional issues
Sequences of strong sex involve thrusting detail and implied oral sex. There is full frontal female nudity. There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. There is also use of the homophobic term 'faggot'. Aggressive characters intimidate others at gunpoint in sequences of strong threat. Characters smoke marijuana joints.
Contains strong language and strong, bloody violence
Classified Date:
25/05/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
21/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/02/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE DVD additional material
Classified date21/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
Scenes of violence include bloody shootings and bludgeonings. There are also stranglings, headbutts and neck breaks.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row a man grabs his wife by the throat, pulls her to the floor and forcibly gets on top of her in a sexually aggressive way as she struggles to escape; he then stops this attack, appearing regretful, and she begins kissing him, leading to a sequence of consensual sex.
injury detail
There is focus on graphic injury detail in the aftermath of violence, including a man's facial gunshot wounds. There is also sight of blood pools and splashes.
additional issues
Sequences of strong sex involve thrusting detail and implied oral sex. There is full frontal female nudity. There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. There is also use of the homophobic term 'faggot'. Aggressive characters intimidate others at gunpoint in sequences of strong threat. Characters smoke marijuana joints.
Director(s)David Cronenberg
Production year2005
Genre(s)Thriller
Approx. running minutes96m
CastViggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt
Contains strong language and strong, bloody violence
Classified Date:
06/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
strong violence, injury detail, sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/08/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
Scenes of violence include bloody shootings and bludgeonings. There are also stranglings, headbutts and neck breaks.
sexual violence and sexual threat
During a row a man grabs his wife by the throat, pulls her to the floor and forcibly gets on top of her in a sexually aggressive way as she struggles to escape; he then stops this attack, appearing regretful, and she begins kissing him, leading to a sequence of consensual sex.
injury detail
There is focus on graphic injury detail in the aftermath of violence, including a man's facial gunshot wounds. There is also sight of blood pools and splashes.
additional issues
Sequences of strong sex involve thrusting detail and implied oral sex. There is full frontal female nudity. There is strong language ('f**k', 'motherf**ker', 'c**ksucker') as well as milder terms such as 'bitch', 'son of a bitch', 'shit', 'piss', 'ass', 'asshole', 'God', 'Jesus' and 'damn'. There is also use of the homophobic term 'faggot'. Aggressive characters intimidate others at gunpoint in sequences of strong threat. Characters smoke marijuana joints.
Contains strong language and strong, bloody violence
Classified Date:
25/05/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
21/09/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Classified Date:
03/06/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Entertainment Film Dists Ltd
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
22/08/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
Classified Date:
20/02/2006
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Entertainment in Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE DVD additional material
Classified date21/08/2025
LanguageEnglish
