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A History of Violence

(2005)

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An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

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A History of Violence
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A History of Violence

by John Wagner

Tom McKenna is forced to fight for his life after he defends his diner from two killers, which attracts the attention of the media and consequently reveals his whereabouts to the mobsters who hunted him twenty years ago.

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Year
2005
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