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Release Date: September 16, 2011
On DVD: December 20, 2011
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Crime
Director: Rod Lurie
Writer: Rod Lurie
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard, Dominic Purcell, Walton Goggins, James Woods, Willa Holland, Laz Alonso
Studio: Screen Gems
Running Time: 109 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong brutal violence including a sexual attack, menace, some sexual content, and pervasive language

The new "Straw Dogs" follows Los Angeles screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden), who moves with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation.

The original, co-written and directed by Sam Peckinpah, saw Dustin Hoffman in the role of Sumner, with the story set in rural England.

Both films are based on the book "The Siege at Trencher's Farm"...

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