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Films like The Last House on the Left (1972) and I Spit on Your Grave (1978) established the "rape-revenge" formula. These movies paired graphic violence with a narrative arc focused on the victim tracking down and killing her attackers. While marketed as exploitation, some film scholars argue they reflected deep-seated social anxieties of the era.

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Early examples from the 1970s often focused on the visceral shock and "titillation" of the act, followed by violent retribution.