2011 · drama · thriller · music
Straw Dogs
Directed by Rod Lurie1h 50m2011
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.
Our read: Straw Dogs (2011) reads as a heavy, kinetic, grounded drama · thriller · music entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, kinetic, extreme drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- brisk
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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