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The Strays

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An upper-middle-class woman's perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town.
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Critics Consensus

The Strays' social satire is sharp enough, but its bite is softened by a messy plot and an overall lack of discipline.

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A wasted opportunity to entertain while making the audience think about some serious subjects, The Strays fails as social commentary or psychological thriller.

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Danny Leigh Financial Times 03/03/2023
3/5
The execution of ideas here can be bumpy: sometimes you’d like more back-story, other scenes meander. But moments of social satire also land with real oomph. And Madekwe is terrific... Go to Full Review Jordan King Empire Magazine 03/01/2023
3/5
Despite messy plotting and occasional ill focus, fantastic lead performances help The Strays find its way before a knockout ending really carries Martello-White’s eye-catching debut home. Go to Full Review John Anderson Wall Street Journal 02/23/2023
For all her co-stars’ gifts, the movie really belongs to Ms. Madekwe, upon whose eloquently expressive face Mr. Martello-White relies to carry much of his film. Go to Full Review Emma Simmonds Radio Times 08/24/2023
3/5
Though it can feel disjointed, and the horror could have done with dialing up, The Strays takes a satisfyingly enraged and confrontational approach to the whitewashing of a life. Go to Full Review Aaron Neuwirth We Live Entertainment 03/22/2023
4/10
Writer/director Nathaniel Marello-White doesn’t do nearly enough for his lead character, Neve (Madekwe), as far as examining the situation she’s put herself in. Go to Full Review Pablo O. Scholz Clarín 03/13/2023
3/4
Nathaniel Martello-White knows a few things -- such as generating suspense -- but needs to learn a few others -- such as keeping the audience engaged towards the end. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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kerry j @kjcrowded 4d Worst movie i’ve ever seen, what was the point? See more amanda h Oct 28 Horrible acting. Horrible plot. Horrible ending. I could go into much more detail but I don’t feel this movie deserves that much of my time. See more Justin W. @JWelch Oct 2 Absolutely rubbish!! See more Rachael F Apr 2 this movie 100% makes you think. wasn’t super terrifying or thrilling, but makes you uneasy and uncomfortable. it’s sad, funny (at certain times), and overall a little scary. the acting was great considering they had a lot of up-and-coming actors in this. overall, if you can relate to some of these subjects in this (abandonment, abuse, betrayal, not knowing how to identify) you will definitely love this movie. See more Anon A Mar 1 Three words that for me help to sum up this hour and a half that I wish I had back are: DREADFUL. PREPOSTEROUS. YUK !!!!!!!! (ABHORRENT. IDIOTIC. and TOTALLY SHITTY come to mind as useful runners-up.) There really ought to be a ZERO OUT OF 5 stars classification--or better yet, review values assignable in NEGATIVE STARS on Rotten Tomatoes for movies like this one. See more Annette B Jan 2 Thrilling? No. Horrific? No, at least not in the way you want a horror movie to be. Uncomfortable? Yes, but I can’t quite put my finger on why. The ending deserves some recognition though, that was well done. See more Read all reviews
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Nathaniel Martello-White

Director

Ashley Madekwe

Actor

Justin Salinger

Actor

Caroline Martin

Jessie

Michael Warburton

Kenneth

Bukky Bakray

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The Strays

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Movie Info

Synopsis An upper-middle-class woman's perfectly crafted life begins to unravel with the arrival of two shadowy figures in her town.
Director
Nathaniel Martello-White
Producer
Valentina Brazzini, Tristan Goligher, Rob Watson
Screenwriter
Nathaniel Martello-White
Production Co
The Bureau, Universal Films
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 22, 2023
Runtime
1h 40m
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