Straightheads
A traumatized couple turns an encounter with one of their attackers into a brutal, morally corrosive campaign of revenge.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- harrowing
- brooding
- dark thriller night
- revenge cinema marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a bleak rape-and-revenge thriller undermined by sensationalism and a clichéd treatment of its material.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alice and Adam reunite after a gang assault to identify and punish one of the perpetrators.
Adam suffers impotence, facial scarring, and a blind eye while Alice returns to work visibly traumatized.
The relationship begins between upper-class Alice and working-class alarm installer Adam, whose shared trauma later joins them.
A countryside party, lonely road, and inherited rural home frame the assault and subsequent revenge plot.
Films like Straightheads, and why
I Spit on Your Grave
shared rape-and-revenge premise, grim retaliation, and psychologically abrasive thriller tone
Death Wish
shared revenge thriller structure, traumatic assault, and morally corrosive violence
Blue Ruin
shared bleak urban-to-rural atmosphere, brutal crime, and escalating vigilante retribution
Movie Details
- Director
- Dan Reed
- Release Date
- 2007-04-27
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 5.3 / 10 (127)
Cast
- Gillian Anderson
- Danny Dyer
- Adam Rayner
- Antony Byrne
- Anthony Calf
- Ralph Brown
- Steven Robertson
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw
- Francesca Fowler
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Straightheads about?
- A traumatized couple turns an encounter with one of their attackers into a brutal, morally corrosive campaign of revenge.
- What is Straightheads like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Straightheads as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Straightheads violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Straightheads as graphic.
- What did critics think of Straightheads?
- Critics broadly found the film a bleak rape-and-revenge thriller undermined by sensationalism and a clichéd treatment of its material.
- Which films are like Straightheads?
- Films with a similar feel include I Spit on Your Grave, Death Wish, and Blue Ruin.
- How long is Straightheads?
- Straightheads runs 88 minutes.
- Where can I watch Straightheads?
- In United States, Straightheads is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
