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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

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.

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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.
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Director
Josh Greenbaum

Videos and trailers

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Photos and posters

All 10 photos

Reviews

All 2 reviews

What 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… Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $46m
  • Worldwide $36.1m
  • US $22.9m
  • UK £1.7m

Soundtrack

All 10 songs
  1. Follow YouDave Sarazen Spotify
  2. Shine on MeDan Auerbach Spotify
  3. Get WildPrismo feat, Ohana Bam Spotify
  4. Check Yo SelfIce Cube Spotify

Trivia

  • 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.

  • 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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