The Crying Game

"...play it at your own risk."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.8/10

829 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 5 nominations

Won

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actor

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 4 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

Amanda for Best Foreign Feature Film

European Film for Best Achievement

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.7M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$62.5M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$58.8M

ROI: +1588%

Budget Recovery1688% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.7M|Revenue: $62.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

73.6K

Daily Avg

1.2K

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

London

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Story Setting

Set In

LondonNorthern Ireland

Themes & Subjects

#thetroubles#irishrepublicanarmy

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Ian Wilson

Film Editing

Kant Pan

Music / Score

Anne Dudley

Production Companies

Film4 Productions

Distributors

MOKÉP

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Crying Game

Available in 24 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Paramount Plus Essential	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	BFI Player	—
Canada	Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, fuboTV	—	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now	—	Amazon Video	Amazon Video

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

CZ15+

GR16

Ireland18

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Neil Jordan

Writer

Neil Jordan

Production Companies

Palace PicturesNippon Film Development and Finance Inc.EurotrusteesChannel Four Films

Cast

Stephen Rea

Fergus

Miranda Richardson

Jude

Jaye Davidson

Dil

Forest Whitaker

Jody

Adrian Dunbar

Maguire

Breffni McKenna

Tinker

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Joe Savino

Eddie

Birdy Sweeney

Tommy

Andrée Bernard

Jane

Jim Broadbent

Col

Ralph Brown

Dave

Tony Slattery

Deveroux

Tags & Keywords

love of one's lifetranssexualityhostagenorthern irelandteenage crushsoldierira (irish republican army)political unrestgender dysphoriacautionarytransgendercriticallqbtqdishearteningdistressing

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