Straw Dogs (2011) Horror Thriller Drama Action

Rated R | Threatrical Sep 16, 2011 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Drama, Action | Runtime 1h 50m
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Straw Dogs Plot Synopsis:

Screenwriter David Sumner travels with his wife Amy in his Jaguar to her homeland Blackwater, in Mississippi. Amy's father has passed away and David intends to write his screenplay about Stalingrad in the house. David hires the contractor Charlie and his team to repair the roof of the Barn. Amy was Charlie's sweetheart when she lived there and neither he nor his crew show respect to her now. Charlie invites David to hunt deer with his group and him; but they leave David alone in the woods and r**e Amy. She does not tell David what happened. When the drunken coach Tom Heddon calls Charlie and his friends to hunt down the slow Jeremy Niles, who likes his daughter, David decides to protect not only Jeremy, but also Amy and his honor.


Synopsis / Plot Summary: L.A. screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.

Tagline: Everyone Has a Breaking Point

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Official Trailer

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Straw Dogs Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2011 (more 2011 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 110 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Drama, Action
Horror Genres:  Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Confined, Drama, Home Invasion
Directors: Rod Lurie
Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods, Dominic Purcell … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Sep 16, 2011
Box Office: $10,324,441
Nominations: 2
Language: English
Country: United States
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Straw Dogs Release Dates In Theaters: Sep 16, 2011
Writers: Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Williams
Producers: Gilbert Dumontet, George Flynn, Marc Frydman, Beau Marks
Editors: Sarah Boyd
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