Film · 2023
Strays
Directed by Josh Greenbaum · starring Hannah Alline, Jamie Foxx and Will Ferrell
- 1 h 33 min
- Adventure · Comedy
USA
- Released in the UK 17 August 2023
- 6.9 Critics2 reviews
Synopsis
If a dog is a man's best friend, what happens when the owner you are given is a bad person? Reggie is a naive and optimistic border terrier who's incapable of seeing his human Doug under a bad light, and when he's finally abandoned in the cold streets of the city, he's convinced that it was all a misunderstanding.
When he encounters a Boston terrier called Bug, a stray dog who believes having an owner is for losers, Reggie realizes his relationship with his owner was toxic and that Doug is a despicable guy. He decides to take revenge for everything he has suffered, so he has to find the way back home. Bug and his friends will go with him: Maggie, an Australian Shepherd dog who's been relegated by the new puppy of her owner, and Hunter, a great dane who stopped being a police dog to do emotional therapy. Together they will embark in an epic adventure so Reggie can get what he wants: make Doug pay biting him where it hurts the most.
'Strays' is a crazy comedy of real action for adults about the complications of love, the importance of friendship... and revenge. Directed by Josh GreenBau, ('Barb and Star go to Vista del Mar') and written by Dan Perrault ('American Vandal'), it has an amazing original cast of comedy stars: Will Ferrell (Reggie), Jamie Foxx (Bug), Isla Fisher (Maggie), Randall Park (Hunter), Rob Riggle and Sofía Vergara, among others.
Where to watch Strays
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Availability checked on 8 November 2026.
The essentials
- Runtime
- 93 min1 hour and 33 minutes
- Budget
- $46mUniversal Pictures
- Box office
- $36.1m0.8 times its budget
- How long is Strays?
- 1 hour and 33 minutes (93 minutes).
- When was Strays released in the UK?
- It was released in the UK on 17 August 2023.
- Who directed Strays?
- Josh Greenbaum.
- Who is in Strays?
- It stars Hannah Alline, Jamie Foxx, Will Ferrell and Sofia Vergara.
- Where can I watch Strays?
- In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
- How much did Strays make?
- It took $36.1 million worldwide. It cost $46 million.
Cast
Full cast (22)-
Hannah Alline Emma’s Mom
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Jamie Foxx Bug
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Will Ferrell Reggie
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Sofia Vergara Dolores the Couch
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Isla Fisher Maggie
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Harvey Guillen Shitstain
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Will Forte Doug
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Rob Riggle Rolf
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Randall Park Hunter
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Josh Gad Gus
- Director
- Josh Greenbaum
- Producers
- Louis Leterrier, Phil Lord, Douglas C. Merrifield, Christopher Miller
Videos and trailers
See the videoPhotos and posters
All 10 photosReviews
All 2 reviewsWhat the critics say average 6.9 from 2 outlets
- 8.0 VarietyTodd Gilchrist
Strays balances human expectations and lost-in-translation animal experiences for a smart, suitably raunchy adventure that should resonate even if you don't have a furry friend waiting at home for…
Read - 5.8 The A.V. ClubLeigh Monson
For what it's worth, Strays is nominally funny, but in a way that rarely provokes genuine laughs, just chuckles of appreciation. It's a breezy, inconsequential film that will drip from the wrinkles…
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Box office
Weekend by weekend- Budget $46m
- Worldwide $36.1m
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US $22.9m
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UK £1.7m
Soundtrack
All 10 songsTrivia
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Will Ferrell
This will be Will Ferrell's first time voice acting in a live action film as his two previous films 'Curious George' (2006) and 'Megamind' (2010) were animated films.
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R rated
This is the first live action movie with talking animals to receive an R rating in the US, unlike all the previous talking animal films which were rated G, PG and PG-13.
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