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The Crying Game
1992
· Movie
· 112 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1379
- IMDb #1771
- Rotten Tomatoes #941
- Metacritic #320
- Letterboxd #1733
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #418
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1854
- Metacritic Critics #195
- Metacritic Audience #1084
- Criticker #979
- Kinopoisk #2721
- AlloCiné #2754
- Trakt #2505
Every rating
58–95
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 58, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95. Critics average 92, everyone else 71.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A member of the IRA forms an unexpected bond with a captive British soldier. After a tragic event, he seeks out the soldier's lover, a hairdresser in London, to fulfill a promise. He finds himself drawn to her, and they begin a tentative relationship built on a foundation of secrets and deception that will ultimately change his understanding of love and identity.
Details
- Director
- Neil Jordan
- Writer
- Neil Jordan
- Released
- 2 September 1992
- Country
- United Kingdom, Japan
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $3.7M
- Box office
- $62.5M
- Awards
- 18 wins, 34 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (19) →
Awards & nominations
See all 52 →18 wins from 52 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Best Actor 2013 | Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominee |
| Best Director 2013 | Best Director | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay 2013 | Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Picture 2013 | Best Picture | The Crying Game | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor 2013 | Best Supporting Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
| Outstanding Overall DVD 2005 | Outstanding Overall DVD | The Crying Game (Collector's Edition) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1995 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |
| Best European Film 1994 | Best European Film | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
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Best Foreign Film
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Film | Stephen Woolley | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Film | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best Screenplay
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
Best Director
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Director | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Director | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Director | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best Original Screenplay
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best British Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best British Film | Stephen Woolley | Winner |
Best Film (International)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film (International) | Neil Jordan | Winner |
Best Foreign Language Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Crying Game | Winner |
Best International Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | Neil Jordan | Winner |
Best Theatrical Motion Picture
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Stephen Woolley | Winner |
British Director of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Director of the Year | Neil Jordan | Winner |
British Producer of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Producer of the Year | Stephen Woolley | Winner |
British Screenwriter of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| British Screenwriter of the Year | Neil Jordan | Winner |
European Achievement of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| European Achievement of the Year | Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley | Winner |
Film – Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film – Screenplay | Neil Jordan | Winner |
Most Auspicious Debut
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Auspicious Debut | Jaye Davidson | Winner |
Top Box Office Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Anne Dudley | Winner |
Best Film
3 nominations
| Best Film | Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan | Nominee |
| Best Film | Stephen Woolley | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Crying Game | Nominee |
Best Actor
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominee |
| Best Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2 nominations
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Miranda Richardson | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Miranda Richardson | Nominee |
Best Picture
2 nominations
| Best Picture | The Crying Game | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Stephen Woolley | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
Achievement in Direction
1 nomination
| Achievement in Direction | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Leading Role
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Leading Role | Stephen Rea | Nominee |
Best Editing
1 nomination
| Best Editing | Kant Pan | Nominee |
Best European Film
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best Film Editing
1 nomination
| Best Film Editing | Kant Pan | Nominee |
Best Foreign Actor
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Actor | Stephen Rea | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | The Crying Game | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Miranda Richardson | Nominee |
Best Video for a Film
1 nomination
| Best Video for a Film | Boy George (" The Crying Game ") | Nominee |
Most Promising Actor
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actor | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
Most Promising Actress
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actress | Jaye Davidson | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Neil Jordan | Nominee |
Outstanding Overall DVD
1 nomination
| Outstanding Overall DVD | The Crying Game (Collector's Edition) | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture | Forest Whitaker | Nominee |