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Released December 29th, 1971, 'Straw Dogs' stars Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, T. P. McKenna The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a user score of 71 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 762 knowledgeable users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .
'Straw Dogs' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 29th, 1971
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January 19th, 1999
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