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Straw Dogs (1971) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Straw Dogs (1971) a score of 3.3823 out of 4

based on (62) reviews

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ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)

Sam Peckinpah doesn't find anything to cheer about when his Man expresses his rage....read the complete Straw Dogs (1971) review at ToxicUniverse.com (Jeremiah Kipp)

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Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)

Straw Dogs is about an evil man who has so divorced himself from animal logic that he's become monstrous. He's cruel to his wife, comparing her to a child when she's lonesome and an animal when she's amorous, and he blames her for his detachment from...read the complete Straw Dogs (1971) review at Film Freak Central Review (Walter Chaw)

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Movie Eye (David Litton)

There are a number of things that go wrong in Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs," many of which stem from the nagging realization that as things begin to develop, the elements and plot twists that come into play just don't live up to the visual standards set...read the complete Straw Dogs (1971) review at Movie Eye (David Litton)