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.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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Straw Dogs was released in 1971 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 646 reviews, giving Straw Dogs (1971) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 66%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Straw Dogs than critics were.
With a score of 74%, Straw Dogs is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1971, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1971 with similar scores include films like Vanishing Point and The Wrestler.
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