The Crying Game

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The Crying Game is a 1992 British psychological thriller and romantic drama film known for its exploration of identity, loyalty, and sexuality, as well as its famous plot twist.

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instanceOf British film ⓘ
film ⓘ
psychological thriller film ⓘ
romantic drama film ⓘ
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
BAFTA Award for Best British Film ⓘ
basedOn short story by Neil Jordan ⓘ
cinematographyBy Ian Wilson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
countryOfSetting England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
director Neil Jordan ⓘ
distributor Miramax Films ⓘ
editedBy Kant Pan ⓘ
filmingLocation Dublin ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
genre LGBT-related film ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ
hasSong The Crying Game (song) ⓘ
linked to: The Crying Game
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Dil ⓘ
Fergus ⓘ
Jody ⓘ
musicBy Anne Dudley ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
notableFor plot twist ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
portrayedBy Forest Whitaker ⓘ
Jaye Davidson ⓘ
Jim Broadbent ⓘ
Miranda Richardson ⓘ
Stephen Rea ⓘ
producer Stephen Woolley ⓘ
productionCompany Channel 4 Films ⓘ
linked to: Film4 Productions

Palace Pictures ⓘ
releaseDate 1992-09-18 ⓘ
releaseYear 1992 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 112 ⓘ
setInPeriod The Troubles ⓘ
theme identity ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
sexuality ⓘ
writer Neil Jordan ⓘ

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Miranda Richardson → notableWork → The Crying Game ⓘ
Miranda Richardson → notableWork → The Crying Game (1992 film) ⓘ
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Jaye Davidson → notableWork → The Crying Game ⓘ
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