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The Crying Game

1992 · Movie · 107 min

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Scores

  • IMDb7.2/10as of 2026-04-01
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer95%as of 2024-11-25
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.2/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic90/100as of 2025-11-19

What it is

The Crying Game is a 1992 crime thriller film written and directed by Neil Jordan, produced by Stephen Woolley and Nik Powell, and starring Stephen Rea, Miranda Richardson, Jaye Davidson, Adrian Dunbar, Ralph Brown, and Forest Whitaker. The film explores themes of race, sexuality, and identity.

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Genres
Drama / Romance / Crime
Original language
English

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