The Power of the Dog

2021 Drama
68%

In 1925, wealthy Montana ranch-owner Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother George brings a new wife and her teenage son to live at their homestead, Phil torments them - until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Jane Campion's Western, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons

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Our Review

by Brian Lloyd
Star Rating:

'The Power of the Dog' is your feel-bad Oscar contender

Montana, 1925. Ranchers Phil and George Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons) live in a sprawling mansion with their cattle stock and fellow cowboys. When George marries Rose (Kirsten Dunst), she and her son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) move into the mansion and upset the order that's existed in their lives, causing tension and long-held secrets to bubble to the surface.

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