Straw Dogs
2011 · 110 min · Director: Rod Lurie
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Screenwriter David Sumner and his wife Amy travel in his Jaguar to her hometown, Blackwater, Mississippi. Amy's father has died and David intends to write his Stalingrad screenplay in the house. He hires contractor Charlie and his team to repair the barn roof. Amy used to be Charlie's sweetheart and he and his crew show her no respect now. Charlie invites David to hunt deer with him and his crew, but they leave David alone in the woods and rape Amy--who doesn't tell David about it. When drunken coach Tom Heddon calls Charlie and his friends to hunt down slow Jeremy Niles, who likes his daughter, David decides to protect not only Jeremy, but also Amy and her honor.
Emotional fingerprint
Straw Dogs (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Anxiety20%
- Disturbing15%
- Sadness5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Humor | 32 % | 18 % | 8 % | 4 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Humor | 33 % | 21 % | 10 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 31 % | 20 % | 8 % | 4 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Tension | 31 % | 24 % | 11 % | 6 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 38 % | 34 % | 24 % | 13 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Disturbing | 42 % | 37 % | 31 % | 16 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 36 % | 32 % | 24 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Tension | 36 % | 33 % | 21 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 47 % | 44 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 57 % | 56 % | 36 % | 36 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Tension | 73 % | 70 % | 56 % | 56 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 63′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 76 % | 69 % | 63 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Sympathy | 63 % | 57 % | 46 % | 38 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 53 % | 50 % | 30 % | 28 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Tension | 70 % | 68 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 88 % | 86 % | 72 % | 76 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 94 % | 93 % | 84 % | 87 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Tension | 93 % | 91 % | 84 % | 85 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 102′ | Tension | 89 % | 86 % | 80 % | 77 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 107′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Melissa
Larry
Pastor
Beauty Queen
Details
- Directed by
- Rod Lurie
- Written by
- Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
Rent
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