Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Straw Dogs violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 95% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Straw Dogs end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Straw Dogs easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Straw Dogs

Name: Straw Dogs
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 1971
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

Produced by ABC Pictures, Talent Associates

1971116 min7.2 / 10

A brutal, tension-soaked descent into primal violence as a civilized man is pushed beyond his limits by rural brutality and sexual transgression.

David Sumner, a mild-mannered academic from the United States, marries Amy, an Englishwoman. In order to escape a hectic stateside lifestyle, David and his wife relocate to the small town in rural Cornwall where Amy was raised. There, David is ostracized by the brutish men of the village, including Amy's old flame, Charlie. Eventually the taunts escalate.

Clusters

Mob Double Crosses Psychological Thriller Movies Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Gone Wrong Rural Countryside Setting

Genres

Thriller Drama Crime

Keywords

Rape Countryside Based On Novel Or Book Primal Fear England Country Life Cornwall, England Revenge Rural Area Shocking Person Snapping

Where to watch

Not available in United States — it streams in other countries.

Questions people ask

Is Straw Dogs scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Straw Dogs violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Does Straw Dogs end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Straw Dogs easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Straw Dogs sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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