Straw Dogs

1971 · Directed by Sam Peckinpah

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.

drama thriller

Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, David Warner, Peter Vaughan, Peter Arne, June Brown, Colin Welland, Sally Thomsett, T. P. McKenna, Del Henney

Rating: 7.149/10 from 750 votes