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The Crying Game
The Crying Game
7.2
/10
2,759 Ratings

THE CRYING GAME

Directed by Neil Jordan
United Kingdom, Japan, 1992
Crime, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

Against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles, an IRA member forms a strange bond with a kidnapped British soldier in his custody. He faces an impossible predicament when he finds himself falling in love with the soldier’s girlfriend.

Synopsis

Against the backdrop of the Irish Troubles, an IRA member forms a strange bond with a kidnapped British soldier in his custody. He faces an impossible predicament when he finds himself falling in love with the soldier’s girlfriend.

Our take

Dropped on an unsuspecting public, Neil Jordan’s political, sexual, and romantic thriller became one of the biggest arthouse sleeper hits of its day, and it remains a gripping, loaded, and mesmerizing mystery. The Academy loved it: 6 nods, including Best Picture, and a win for Jordan’s script.