The Crying Game Image
Metascore

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critics

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

Summary: An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus, an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody, a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude, another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil. Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there are some things about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either...
Runtime: 112 min
Rating: Rated R for sexuality, strong violence and language.
Production: British Screen Productions
Genres: Thriller, Romance, Crime
Countries: Japan, UK
Language: English
Home Release Date: Jul 25, 2000
Director Credit
Neil Jordan Director
Writer Credit
Neil Jordan Written By
Principal Cast Credit
Forest Whitaker Jody
Jaye Davidson Dil
Stephen Rea Fergus
Cast Credit
Adrian Dunbar Maguire
Andrée Bernard Jane
Birdy Sweeney Tommy
Breffni McKenna Tinker
Jack Carr Franknum
Jim Broadbent Col
Joe Savino Eddie
Josephine White Bar Performer 1
Miranda Richardson Jude
Ralph Brown Dave
Shar Campbell Bar Performer 2
Tony Slattery Deveroux
Producer Credit
Elizabeth Karlsen Co-Producer
Nik Powell Executive Producer
Paul Cowan Associate Producer
Stephen Woolley Producer
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