1971·1h 56m·Thriller·Drama·Crime

Straw Dogs

7.2/ 10 · 1,068 votes

In the Face of Every Coward Burns a Straw Dog.

Directed by Sam Peckinpah

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7.2

1,068 votes

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.