Stray Dolls
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{{Infobox film
|name = Stray Dolls
|image = Stray Dolls poster.jpg
|caption = Film poster
|director = Sonejuhi Sinha
|producer = Charlotte Rabate
Sonejuhi Sinha
Edward Parks
|writer = Sonejuhi Sinha
Charlotte Rabate
|starring = Geetanjali Thapa
Olivia DeJonge
Cynthia Nixon
Robert Aramayo
Samrat Chakrabarti
|cinematography = Shane Sigler
|editing = J.D. Smyth
|studio = Om Films
|distributor = Samuel Goldwyn Films
|released = {{Film date|2019|4|27|Tribeca Film Festival}}
|runtime = 97 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/stray-dolls-review-1204979/|title='Stray Dolls' Review|last=Lowe|first=Justin|date=April 27, 2019|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=July 1, 2021}}
|country = United States
|language = English
}}
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.
Cast
- Geetanjali Thapa as Riz
- Olivia DeJonge as Dallas
- Cynthia Nixon as Una
- Robert Aramayo as Jimmy
- Samrat Chakrabarti as Sal
- Rosemary Howard as Doreen
- John Schiappa as Floyd
- Kelvin McGrue as Mikey
- Yvette Lashawn Williams as Peaches
- Puy Navarro as Sandy
Release
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/04/stray-dolls-review-cynthia-nixon-1202129193/|title=Stray Dolls Review: Cynthia Nixon Steals Stylish Immigrant Thriller|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=April 29, 2019|publisher=IndieWire|accessdate=July 1, 2021}} On September 23, 2019, Samuel Goldwyn Films acquired distribution rights to the film.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/stray-dolls-samuel-goldwyn-films-cynthia-nixon-1203345826/|title=Samuel Goldwyn Takes North American Rights to 'Stray Dolls'|last=Donnelly|first=Matt|date=September 23, 2019|magazine=Variety|accessdate=July 1, 2021}} It was scheduled to be released on April 10, 2020.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stray_dolls|title=Stray Dolls (2019)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}} On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/stray-dolls|title=Stray Dolls|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=July 1, 2021}}
Jessica Kiang of Variety magazine called Stray Dolls "stylish" and "seemingly seductive".{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/stray-dolls-review-1234575642/|last=Kiang|first=Jessica|title='Stray Dolls': Film Review|magazine=Variety|date=April 9, 2020}} Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "alternately incisive and uneven", 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".{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/movies/stray-dolls-review-woman-on-the-verge.html|title='Stray Dolls' Review: Woman on the Verge|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|work=The New York Times|publisher=The New York Times Company|date=April 9, 2020|accessdate=July 1, 2021}}
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