Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Stray Dolls

Play trailer 1:38 Poster for Stray Dolls 2019 1h 37m Mystery & Thriller Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
70% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 53% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Leaving India behind to break with a life of petty crime, Riz arrives stateside and gets a housekeeping job at the decidedly landlocked Tides Plaza Motel.

Where to Watch

Stray Dolls

Stray Dolls

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Stray Dolls doesn't make it easy to identify with its central characters, but director/co-writer Sonejuhi Sinha's depiction of the American underbelly is compelling.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Steve Pond TheWrap 04/13/2020
A trip to the dark side of the American dream, where everybody uses illusions and delusions to survive in a grimy landscape where they have no real options. Go to Full Review Claudia Puig FilmWeek (LAist) 04/12/2020
I think it's a mixed bag. There are times when it was intriguing... [But] the characters weren't terribly well developed. Go to Full Review Tim Cogshell FilmWeek (LAist) 04/12/2020
Every time you think you're [watching] a movie you've already seen a bunch of times, it takes a left turn. I rather enjoyed that about it. Go to Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix 07/12/2020
The last 15 minutes of the movie have so many absurd things happening ... that Stray Dolls should have been named Stray Plot Holes. Go to Full Review Rose Dymock Film Inquiry 05/04/2020
With strong performances by the young cast, and beautiful cinematography that skims the line between seedy and lurid, Stray Dolls is an intriguing crime drama with an important insight into a forgotten and left behind part of American society. Go to Full Review Harvey S. Karten Shockya.com 04/23/2020
B
Trump would gleefully cite Riz among his examples of immigrants who turn to crime in the U.S. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
08/12/2020 I tried to watch but could not find anything of interest. These inane kids are running around trying to scam a buck, take drugs and get out of poverty. There is no story here that has not been told many, many times before. And there was no humor or compelling character to make me want to watch after the first 20 minutes. It's just sad lives headed for tragedy. See more 05/17/2020 Low budget movie, yet, highly enjoyable. See more 05/17/2020 One of the better road movies. Geetanjali and Olivia duo show a nice chemistry. See more 05/13/2020 Well shot, but writing and character development was pretty awful. I actually laughed at times at the silly lines that I assume were meant to be serious. Like when Mom tells son that she is going to hold on to his brick of cocaine until he gets his life together. I did not care at all about Riz or any of the characters. They all lacked depth or layers. I think they were going for a gritty film noir, but ended up with a far more comical and sophmoric version of the genre. See more 05/05/2020 This film is a bold and original debut feature. It presents a fresh take on the motel noir by showing it through a female, immigrant-centric lens. It has a powerful message but doesn't feel too heavy-handed - instead it takes you for a fun, increasingly intense ride. Great acting and strong direction throughout. See more 05/04/2020 Gripping thriller with fantastic performances! See more Read all reviews
Stray Dolls

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Sonejuhi Sinha

Director

Cynthia Nixon

Una

Olivia DeJonge

Dallas

Robert Aramayo

Jimmy

Geetanjali Thapa

Riz

Samrat Chakrabarti

Sal

More Like This

View All
Good Time 91% 82% Good Time Watchlist TRAILER for Good Time Bad Times at the El Royale 75% 75% Bad Times at the El Royale Watchlist TRAILER for Bad Times at the El Royale Baazaar 27% 62% Baazaar Watchlist TRAILER for Baazaar Lying and Stealing 58% 22% Lying and Stealing Watchlist TRAILER for Lying and Stealing Above Suspicion 26% 45% Above Suspicion Watchlist TRAILER for Above Suspicion Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Stray Dolls

Stray Dolls: Trailer 1 Stray Dolls: Trailer 1 1:38 View more videos
View All

Stray Dolls

Stray Dolls (2019) Stray Dolls (2019) Stray Dolls (2019) A scene from "Stray Dolls." A scene from "Stray Dolls." A scene from "Stray Dolls." View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Leaving India behind to break with a life of petty crime, Riz arrives stateside and gets a housekeeping job at the decidedly landlocked Tides Plaza Motel.
Director
Sonejuhi Sinha
Producer
Edward Parks, Charlotte Rabate
Screenwriter
Sonejuhi Sinha, Charlotte Rabate
Production Co
Om Films, Brin de Folie
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 8, 2020
Runtime
1h 37m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
Most Popular at Home Now