Could 'A Most Violent Year' Win The Oscar For Best Picture?
'A Most Violent Year' has a 95% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
There were murmurings of surprise when JC Chandor's drama A Most Violent Year was named film of the year by the National Board of Review in December. However, after a great swathe of positive reviews ahead of its release on New Year's Eve, the movie is considered to have a real chance of at least scoring a nomination for the biggest night on the movie's calendar.
Jessica Chastain [L] and Oscar Isaac [R] in 'A Most Violent Year'
Set during the winter of 1981 - statistically one of the most crime-ridden periods in New York City's history - A Most Violent Year follows the lives of an immigrant played by Oscar Isaac and his family as they attempt to capitalize on the American Dream.
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