The Stray

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The Stray

PG

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

10/05/2017

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

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

03/07/2019

B-

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

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Sr. Rose Pacatte

St. Anthony Messenger

10/26/2017

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

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Josh Terry

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

10/06/2017

2/4

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.

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Sandie Angulo Chen

Common Sense Media

10/06/2017

2/5

Faith-based family drama could distress dog lovers.

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Sean P. Means

Salt Lake Tribune

10/05/2017

2.5/4

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.

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Farmer C

Nov 9

Absolutely do not watch this movie if you love dogs …unless you find joy in shoving bamboo shoots under your fingernails prior to immersing them I battery acid, slowly, just for maximum impact. This treats dogs as things that can be used up, while wiping away a tear of course. As long as the people are ok in the end, and you squeeze the souls of those that love them to a macerated pulp, it is a feel good movie right? Wrong! If you have a heart protect it and choose another movie. You will thank me later.

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J C.

Oct 16

True story or not I did not enjoy this movie. I don’t think it was good story telling whatsoever. I love dog movies but this did not develop the relationship between the dog and family in a meaningful way. The dad was inept and not likeable and after almost dying drives two hours and dumps the kids off without telling their families they almost died too. Just bad all the way around.

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Kat B

Jul 31

Hands down this was the worst movie ever! Bad acting, bad script, unrealistic, unbelievable, bad music…wow I will never get the time used to watch this horrible movie back. The only good actor was the dog, and they killed him off. Angel Studios, you need to do better than this, otherwise I want my money back.

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Rick S

Jul 28

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

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Hayleigh P.

@haytay.shows22 Jul 21

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..?

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Nancy M

03/11/2024

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.

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Synopsis

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
Production Co: KEB Entertainment
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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