Movie

Straw Dogs

1971 · 116 min

A slow, suffocating build of humiliation and menace that erupts into savage, ugly violence you watch through your fingers.

Tagline: In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Violence, isolation, identity, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
isolation
identity
betrayal
morality
Places: countryside
single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong