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Strays

2023 · 93 min

A raunchy, silly comedy that mixes crude jokes with a surprisingly sweet story of friendship and self-discovery.

Directed by
Josh Greenbaum
Genres
Comedy, Adventure
Tagline
Go fetch yourself.
Overview
When Reggie is abandoned on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, Reggie is certain that his beloved owner would never leave him on purpose. But once Reggie falls in with Bug, a fast-talking, foul-mouthed stray who loves his freedom and believes that owners are for suckers, Reggie finally realizes he was in a toxic relationship and begins to see Doug for the heartless sleazeball that he is.

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Directed by
Josh Greenbaum
Genres
Comedy, Adventure
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • revenge
  • freedom
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour9
Realism3
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, adventure
Directed by
Josh Greenbaum
Written by
Dan Perrault
Starring
Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx, Isla Fisher, Randall Park, Will Forte, Brett Gelman, Rob Riggle, Josh Gad
Music
Dara Taylor
Cinematography
Tim Orr
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Spanish

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