The Power of the Dog

2021 Drama | Romance | Western
68%

Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

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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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