The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.

  • Released: 2021-11-17
  • Runtime: 127 minutes
  • Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
  • Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Keith Carradine, Thomasin McKenzie, Geneviève Lemon, Adam Beach, Peter Carroll, Frances Conroy, Sean Keenan, Ken Radley, George Mason, Ramontay McConnell, David Denis, Cohen Holloway, Max Mata, Josh Owen, Alistair Sewell, Eddie Campbell, Alice Englert, Jacque Drew, Yvette Parsons, Bryony Skillington, Aislinn Furlong, Daniel Cleary, Richard Falkner, Tatum Warren-Ngata, Yvette Reid, Alice May Connolly, Stephen Lovatt, Stephen Bain, Ella Hope-Higginson, Piimio Mei, Edith Poor, Vadim Ledogorov, Julie Forsyth, Alison Bruce, Karl Willetts, David T. Lim, Maeson Stone Skuggedal, Ian Harcourt, Kenneth Radley, Sean Keenan, George Mason, Ramontay McConnell, David Denis, Cohen Holloway, Max Mata, Josh Owen, Alistair Sewell, Eddie Campbell, Alice Englert, Bryony Skillington, Jacque Drew, Yvette Parsons, Aislinn Furlong, Daniel Cleary, Richard Falkner, Tatum Warren-Ngata, Yvette Reid, Alice May Connolly, Stephen Lovatt, Stephen Bain, Ella Hope-Higginson, Piimio Mei, Edith Poor, Vadim Ledogorov, Julie Forsyth, Peter Carroll, Alison Bruce, Karl Willetts, David T. Lim, Adam Beach, Maeson Stone Skuggedal, Ian Harcourt
  • Director: Jane Campion
 Comments
  • irenbird-79310 - 19 April 2024
    Pretentious twaddle.
    This long and boring film is pretentious in the extreme. Full of long looks into the distance, unexplained events, confusing storyline, a non event. This was 2 hours of my life I will never get back. How anyone can describe this as a masterpiece is beyond me. Campion really shouldn't have bothered. I was also surprised to see an Englishman trying to be an American Redneck. Ms Campion, you have made some good stuff but this is a shocker. I tried very hard to like this film too but found it impossible. Some scenes were not only confusing and art for arts sake but were poorly filmed. Technically too, some parts were so obviously studio based with little effort made to make them realistic and authentic.
  • RECB3 - 12 January 2024
    A Difficult And Unfortunate Film To Watch
    I am not exactly sure how to feel about this film. I found it extremely difficult to watch. I am not sure how I was able to finish it. I could tell that the crew were really cautious when they were creating this film. The storyline of the film needed something else to make it better. The cast selection was fine. They really committed to their respective characters and it worked. This film reveals to viewers that it is completely alright to be yourself no matter what. In my lifetime, I have never been allowed to be myself. I have always had to pretend to be someone else. I do not have any kind of freedom in my life. This is a real difficult and unfortunate film to watch.