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Straw Dogs is a 2011 American action thriller film directed, produced, and written by Rod Lurie. It is a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film Straw Dogs, itself based on the Gordon Williams novel The Siege of Trencher's Farm. It stars James Marsden and Kate Bosworth.
Sep 16, 2011 · A screenwriter and his wife move to her hometown in Mississippi, where he faces a violent conflict with local thugs. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this action drama thriller.
- (36K)
- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Rod Lurie
- 2011-09-16
A remake of the 1971 movie, this film follows a screenwriter and his wife who move to her hometown in Mississippi, where they face a violent conflict with the locals. The plot summary covers the main characters, the setting, the themes, and the events of the movie.
Roger Ebert praises Rod Lurie's adaptation of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 film, which he found visceral, disturbing and well-made. He compares the two versions and analyzes the themes of violence, machismo and territory.
Dustin Hoffman stars as a mild-mannered academic who moves to rural England with his wife and faces violence and rape from the locals. The film explores the themes of manhood, violence and morality in a visceral and provocative way.
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- Sam Peckinpah
- R
- Dustin Hoffman
Sep 16, 2011 · Married couple David (James Marsden) and Amy (Kate Bosworth) move to her hometown of Blackwater, Miss., after her father's death. They have a plan to renovate Amy's old home and prepare it for ...
- (128)
- Drama, Mystery & Thriller
- R
324. David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home...
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