Movie

Stray Dogs

2014 · 138 min

A slow, nearly wordless drift through urban poverty that is hypnotic, oppressive and quietly devastating.

Overview: An alcoholic man and his two young children barely survive in Taipei. They cross paths with a lonely grocery clerk who might help them make a better life.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, dark and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, politics, family, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note: Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Add to a list: Stray Dogs

Free in the US

More options Data from JustWatch

In your watch list

More like this

Like Stray Dogs, but

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
politics
family
survival
loneliness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild