The Crying Game

– Irish Republican Army member Fergus (Stephen Rea) forms an unexpected bond with Jody (Forest Whitake..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
1992
The Crying Game (1992)

Irish Republican Army member Fergus (Stephen Rea) forms an unexpected bond with Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude (Miranda Richardson) and Maguire (Adrian Dunbar). Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson), in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

The Crying Game (1992) - Trailer

Release Date:

19 Feb 1993

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Neil Jordan

Writer:

Neil Jordan

Main Actors:

Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Adrian Dunbar

Plot:

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...

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 21 wins & 46 nominations.

Production:

Live Home Video

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
94%
Metacritic:
90%