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A History of Violence · 4K + Blu-ray

Best Release

Criterion Collection

Released 2025-10-21 · America

Director

David Cronenberg

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Box Office

$31,504,633

Runtime

1 hour and 36 minutes (96 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
Includes an essay by critic Nathan Lee.
Discs
3 discs — DISC ONE | DISC TWO | DISC TWO
Video
1.85:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
English DTS-HD MA 5.1
Subtitles
English HoH

Restoration

Mastering supervised by Lee Kline and Giles Sherwood. Color by Greg Fisher at Company 3 in London. Image restoration by Prasad Corporation in Burbank. Audio restoration by the Criterion Collection.

Special features

DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary by director/co-producer David Cronenberg (2006)

DISC TWO (Blu-ray)

  • The Film
  • Audio commentary by director/co-producer David Cronenberg (2006)
  • Acts of Violence (2006 documentary) (66:08)
  • 2014 conversation between Viggo Mortensen and David Cronenberg at the Toronto International Film Festival (33:33)
  • 2025 interview with screenwriter Josh Olson, conducted by writer-producer Tom Bernardo (32:18)
  • Too Commercial for Cannes (2006 featurette) (8:55)
  • + 4 more
    Scene 44 (with optional 2006 audio commentary by director David Cronenberg) (2:48)
    The Unmaking of Scene 44 (2006 featurette) (7:06)
    Violence's History (2006 featurette) (1:24)
    Trailer (2:26)

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