J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year (2014) follows an ambitious immigrant businessman fighting to protect his family and company amid rampant crime and corruption in 1981 New York City. Starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, this slow-burn crime drama explores morality, capitalism, and the cost of ambition.

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In New York City 1981, an ambitious immigrant fights to protect his business and family during the most dangerous year in the city's history.