7.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Thriller, Drama, Crime • 1971 • 116 min • Adults (18+)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Straw Dogs (1971)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Dustin Hoffman • Susan George • Peter Vaughan
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
7.6
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Dustin Hoffman • Susan George • Peter Vaughan
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film's narrative arc and resolution champion individual, violent self-reliance and the defense of one's domain when social order fails, portraying intellectualism and pacifism as inadequate against primal threats.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white ensemble, reflecting the typical practices of its time and setting. The narrative explores themes of violence and human nature without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Christianity: Negative
Confidence: Medium
The film depicts a rural English community where nominal Christian values are present, but the actions of many villagers are characterized by hypocrisy, brutality, and moral decay, without offering a counterbalancing positive portrayal of the faith.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Straw Dogs does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a heterosexual couple and the escalating conflict with local villagers, making the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements not applicable.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Straw Dogs does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative is centered on cisgender characters and explores themes of violence, gender roles, and the breakdown of civility in a rural setting.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1971 film "Straw Dogs" is an adaptation of the novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm." All major characters in the film retain the same gender as established in the original source material, with no instances of a character being portrayed as a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The 1971 film "Straw Dogs" adapts the novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm." All major characters, who were implicitly or explicitly white in the source material, are portrayed by white actors in the film. No characters established as one race were depicted as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
7.2
Critic Ratings
8.2
7.5
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