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Straw Dogs

2011 · 110 min

A slow-building pressure cooker of humiliation and dread that erupts into savage, claustrophobic violence.

Directed by
Rod Lurie
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
Everyone has a breaking point.
Overview
A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.

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Directed by
Rod Lurie
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • revenge
  • power
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Rod Lurie
Written by
Rod Lurie
Starring
James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland, James Woods, Walton Goggins
Music
Larry Groupé
Cinematography
Alik Sakharov
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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