Stray Dolls

Stray Dolls is a 2019 American crime film directed by Sonejuhi Sinha and written by Sonejuhi Sinha and Charlotte Rabate. The film stars Geetanjali Thapa, Olivia DeJonge, Cynthia Nixon, Robert Aramayo and Samrat Chakrabarti.

Stray Dolls
Film poster
Directed bySonejuhi Sinha
Written bySonejuhi Sinha
Charlotte Rabate
Produced byCharlotte Rabate
Sonejuhi Sinha
Edward Parks
StarringGeetanjali Thapa
Olivia DeJonge
Cynthia Nixon
Robert Aramayo
Samrat Chakrabarti
CinematographyShane Sigler
Edited byJ.D. Smyth
Production
company
Om Films
Distributed bySamuel Goldwyn Films
Release date
Running time
97 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019.[2] On September 23, 2019, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights to the film.[3] It was scheduled to be released on April 10, 2020.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 71% based on 24 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "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."[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Jessica Kiang of Variety magazine called Stray Dolls "stylish" and "seemingly seductive".[6] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "alternately incisive and uneven",[1] while Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times said that "despite its sense of dead-end desperation, [the film] is made worthwhile by the richness of Shane Sigler's nighttime cinematography and the consistent empathy of its tone".[7]

References
  1. Lowe, Justin (April 27, 2019). "'Stray Dolls' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. Ehrlich, David (April 29, 2019). "Stray Dolls Review: Cynthia Nixon Steals Stylish Immigrant Thriller". IndieWire. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. Donnelly, Matt (September 23, 2019). "Samuel Goldwyn Takes North American Rights to 'Stray Dolls'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. "Stray Dolls (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  5. "Stray Dolls". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. Kiang, Jessica (April 9, 2020). "'Stray Dolls': Film Review". Variety.
  7. Catsoulis, Jeannette (April 9, 2020). "'Stray Dolls' Review: Woman on the Verge". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
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