Stray Dolls
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date (Streaming): April 10, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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75
The PlaylistAndrew BundyApr 9, 2020
Sinha’s debut may not be destined to be the next American indie classic, but it’s a powerful debut film with a stirring perspective on criminality and immigration. Read full review
75
IndieWireDavid EhrlichMay 6, 2019
A taut and stylish thriller that manages to draw fresh blood from some very familiar territory. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 18, 2020
But the violence, when it comes, is shocking. The native cunning, when it makes itself known, is chilling. Read full review
60
TheWrapSteve PondApr 10, 2020
The film is at its best in exploring the gaps between dream and reality. Read full review
60
VarietyJessica KiangApr 10, 2020
The downbeat, disenfranchised “dark side of the American dream” thing has been done to death in a thousand noirs, but Stray Dolls elbows just enough room for itself in that crowded category, especially for how it honors the American cinematic tradition of the last-chance motel: a place designed for passing through that somehow never lets you leave. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayApr 9, 2020
Stray Dolls lacks some narrative momentum, as the characters drift from petty crime to petty crime and party to party. But the film has a remarkable sense of place. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMay 6, 2019
Alternately incisive and uneven. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisApr 9, 2020
Despite its sense of dead-end desperation, Stray Dolls is made worthwhile by the richness of Shane Sigler’s nighttime cinematography and the consistent empathy of its tone. Sinha, herself a first-generation immigrant, isn’t about to judge anyone for reaching. Read full review
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