4.5 Score

2011 • 1h 50min • R • Thriller, Drama

Straw Dogs

"Everyone has a breaking point."

A young couple moves to a quaint southern town. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control.

IMDb 5.8

RT 43%

MC 45

Director

Rod Lurie

Writers

Rod Lurie

David Zelag Goodman

Gordon Williams

Composer

Larry Groupé

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James Marsden

David Sumner

Kate Bosworth

Amy Sumner

Alexander Skarsgård

Charlie Venner

Dominic Purcell

Jeremy Niles

Laz Alonso

Deputy John Burke

Willa Holland

Janice Heddon

James Woods

Tom Heddon

Walton Goggins

Daniel Niles

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