Actrice Amy Sumner (Kate Bosworth) keert samen met haar man, Hollywood-scenarist David Sumner (James Marsden), terug naar haar geboortestad in het diepe zuiden van de VS. Amy's vader is overleden en ze gaan hun intrek nemen in het ouderlijke huis. Eenmaal daar ontstaan er al snel wat conflicten met de lokale bevolking en lopen de spanningen in hun huwelijk op. Wanneer Amy's ex-vriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård) er bij betrokken raakt, ontstaat er een gewelddadige confrontatie.
Nee, helaas is Straw Dogs nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Rod Lurie | Director |
| Writing | Rod Lurie | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Joel Fletcher | Animation |
| Writing | David Zelag Goodman | Original Film Writer |
| Writing | Gordon Williams | Novel |
| Writing | Sam Peckinpah | Original Film Writer |
| Production | Sharon Bialy | Casting |
| Production | Sherry Thomas | Casting |
| Sound | Larry Groupé | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynn Falconer | Costume Design |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Beau Marks | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Kenny Alexander | Stunts |
| Crew | Clay Cullen | Stunts |
| Crew | Thirl Haston | Stunts |
| Crew | Amber Dawn Landrum | Stunts |
| Crew | Shawn Patrick Lane | Stunts |
| Crew | Eric Orr | Stunts |
| Crew | Wesley Scott | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard C. Taylor | Stunts |
| Crew | McIver Williams | Stunts |
| Crew | Courtney Shay Young | Stunts |
| Directing | Mark Anthony Little | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | James Roque Jr. | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Valerie Bleth Sharp | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Marc Frydman | Producer |
| Production | Beau Marks | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gilbert Dumontet | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Алик Сахаров | Director of Photography |
| Art | Tony Fanning | Production Design |
| Editing | Sarah Boyd | Editor |