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, and two of the locals rape Amy. This sexual assault awakes a shockingly violent side of David.

Title: Straw Dogs
Imdb rate: 7.5
Imdb votes: 56,363
Year: 1971
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writers: David Zelag Goodman (screenplay), Sam Peckinpah (screenplay), Gordon Williams (novel)
Actors:
Dustin Hoffman
Susan George
Peter Vaughan
T.P. McKenna

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.