A History of Violence

Factual error: When Bobby turns his truck to beat up Jack you can see the license plate on the back of the truck, It is an Indiana plate, but the one used for passenger cars only. Indiana truck plates are plain white with blue numbers.

Factual error: Speed limit sign shows 90 when Tom is heading back to Philly. That was an indicator that he was driving in Canada.

Continuity mistake: Just after Tom has finished making love to his wife on the stairs we see him lying there with his left arm across his groin area. When the shot changes, his arm has moved up crossing his chest. (01:06:55)

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Trivia: William Hurt was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for his role of Richie Cusack, even though he had only eight minutes of screen time.

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