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The Power of the Dog (2021) · CriticCrunch

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The Power of the Dog

Movie2021·127 min

The Power of the Dog

Directed by Jane Campion

An Academy Award-winning drama western film directed by Jane Campion. Winner of Best Director, with 9 additional Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 56%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

3K ratings

About 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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Unsettling
Story Tags: grief and loss, obsession, early 1900s, american regional, mentor student, siblings, parent child, anti hero, outsider misfit, slow burn reveal, cat and mouse, queer romance

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Details

Director: Jane Campion
Language: English

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst

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Awards

🏆Oscar Winner — Best Director (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Actor (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actor (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Supporting Actress (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Cinematography (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Film Editing (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Original Score (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Picture (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Production Design (2021)◆Oscar Nominee — Best Adapted Screenplay (2021)

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How The Power of the Dog Ranks

All movies

Top 56%

2020s movies

Top 61%

Drama movies

Top 58%

Jane Campion films#4 of 9

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the vibe

The Power of the Dog Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burndarkintenselayeredseriousintimatehauntingtenseunsettling

What it's about

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

texture

tensetense

slow-burn reveal

cat & mouse

grief & loss

obsession

anti-hero

outsider misfit

mentor student

siblings

parent child

queer romance

american regional

early 1900s

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9