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Straw Dogs — In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.
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Straw Dogs

1971 7 15.6K R views saved
Straw Dogs

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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

Countries: US, GB
Languages: English
Content Rating: R
Runtime: 1hrs 56min
Status: Released
Release date: 1971-11-25
Release format: Streaming — Feb 28, 2003
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Félix Cuervo
@felixcrow 11 years ago

David: This is where I live. This is me. I will not allow violence against this house.

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Félix Cuervo
@felixcrow 11 years ago

David: This is where I live. This is me. I will not allow violence against this house.

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Carlos Fernando Ibarra
@jekyl6669 7 years ago

Its reflections on manhood and violence is what's most interesting here. The rape is controversial to say the least, but it has several layers that can be dissected forever. It's an interesting and important film.

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Spiritualized Kaos
@spiritualized-kaos 1 year ago

It is a rather violent film

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Lars Sieval
@larziej 3 years ago

"Jesus. I got 'em all!"

I went in blind with this one. No clue what the film is about only that Dustin Hoffman stars in it and Sam Peckinpah is the director and oh boy this one is disturbing. From the relationship between Amy (Susan George) and David (Dustin Hofman), to the rape scene, to the whole atmosphere in that little town, to the way Janice dies and the final assault on the house were David and Amy live.

Anyway the best part for me were the final 30 minutes. The tension, disorientation and violence during the assault on the house were something else. It was totally worth the wait. Thought something would happen earlier the moment the rape scene was over but she didn't tell. I wonder if he would've jumped to action like he did when they tried to invade his "space".

So yeah, I think this one will stay with me for a long, long time. One disturbing piece of cinema worth a watch.

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@masa0922 3 years ago

Overlong and a bit predictable.

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Tony Bates
@soonertbone 1 month ago

Such an odd movie--mostly effective as a creepy home invasion thriller, but really gross and disturbing in its gender politics and its use (and misuse) of Susan George's character. I don't know where to begin with that second part, but I'll say that it ruined any goodwill the fine filmmaking might have created and left me feeling pretty cold.

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Erick
@offbeatparadox 3 years ago

**Every character in this is on the wrong side of things, save the village idiot.**

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