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Boys Don't Cry

Movie · 1999 · 118 min

A tender romance curdles into a harrowing true-crime tragedy, leaving you devastated by the cruelty and intimacy of its final act.

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1999 film by Kimberly Peirce
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Year
1999
Runtime
118 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour1
Realism9
Romance6
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, docudrama, biographical, romance, LGBTQ-related, transgender
Directed by
Kimberly Peirce
Written by
Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen
Starring
Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Lecy Goranson, Jeannetta Arnette, Alison Folland, Matt McGrath
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Jim Denault
Runtime
118 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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