Straw Dogs (1971)

Name: Straw Dogs
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime
Released: 1971-11-25
Rating: 3.6

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

• Written by Gordon Williams , David Zelag Goodman , Sam Peckinpah

"In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog."

⭐ 3.6 / 5 (1,140 votes) ⏱️ 116 min 🎬 Thriller, Drama, Crime

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1,140 ratings

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Synopsis

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.