The Stray

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The Stray

PG

Released Oct 6, 2017

1h 32m

Drama

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Young Christian Davis finds a stray dog named Pluto and decides to bring it home to his parents and two siblings. Christian's father, Mitch, works long hours and his mother Michelle just wants a husband who's there for the family. In just a short time with the Davis clan, Pluto manages to rescue a lost toddler, bring comfort to Christian and help save Mitch and Michelle's struggling marriage.

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Sheri Linden

Los Angeles Times

An underpowered, white-bread sermon on the importance of family and faith.

Oct 5, 2017

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

There is no doubt The Stray has its heart in the right place and that gets it far.

Rated: B-

Mar 7, 2019

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

St. Anthony Messenger

It is a sweet look at a wounded family and how a dog brings them together.

Oct 26, 2017

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Josh Terry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

It's a dramatic start for a film that means well, but can't quite make its pieces fit the story it wants to tell.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 6, 2017

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

Faith-based family drama could distress dog lovers.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 6, 2017

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

A family's love for their pet pooch is reciprocated mightily in writer-director Mitch Davis' The Stray, a movie with a gentle spirit and tone shifts that go all over the place.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 5, 2017

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Rick S

THIS MOVIE IS HORRIBLE. I HATE MOVIES WHERE THEY KILL THE DOG. ARGH

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Hayleigh P.

I hate this movie. Why does the dog always have to die..? The end stabbed me in the back and then twisted it when it showed it was a true story based on a real dog and family.. then they showed real home video.. are you kidding..?

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Nancy M

The writing and direction aren't as good as hoped, but the story is heartwarming and the cast does as well as it can with what it has.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Audience Member

A Dad tries to rekindle his relationship with his bratty son. Dad takes his son camping with some of his friends. The friends and sons relentlessly bully and harass the Dad. The Dad takes the bullying with grace despite the children being total brats. They set up camp and the Dad gets struck by lightning and momentarily dies. Dad comes back to life. Children stop bullying him. There's a dog?? It dies by being struck by lightning. The dog doesn't really play a large role in this movie. The son realizes he was being a brat because his Dad almost died while on a camping trip. The end.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

Its the best movie i have seen.... specially because its based on a true story, very emotional but i love it❤️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

It was a nice family movie based on a true story, but, I thought the story could have been developed a bit more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Young Christian Davis finds a stray dog named Pluto and decides to bring it home to his parents and two siblings. Christian's father, Mitch, works long hours and his mother Michelle just wants a husband who's there for the family. In just a short time with the Davis clan, Pluto manages to rescue a lost toddler, bring comfort to Christian and help save Mitch and Michelle's struggling marriage.

Director: Mitch Davis
Producer: Mitch Davis
Screenwriter: Mitch Davis, Parker Davis
Distributor: Quality Flix, Purdie Distribution
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|A Perilous Situation)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 23, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.6M
Runtime: 1h 32m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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