Boys Don't Cry
A tender romance curdles into a harrowing true-crime tragedy, leaving you devastated by the cruelty and intimacy of its final act.
- About
- 1999 film by Kimberly Peirce
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 1999
- Runtime
- 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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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 5 | |
| Humour | 1 | |
| Realism | 9 | |
| Romance | 6 | |
| Tension | 8 | |
| Darkness | 9 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 10 |
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