the crying game
genres: [Drama] [Action] [Romance]
studios: [Miramax Films]
year: 1992
updated: 2013 Jan 07
dvd release: 1998 Jan
rating: 3.5
id's: [imdb]
synopsis
THE CRYING GAME is the unpredictable, unconventional, multi-Oscar®-nominated masterpiece that has become the sleeper hit of the year. Starring Stephen Rea and Miranda Richardson as Irish terrorists, Forest Whitaker as their hostage, and Jaye Davidson as Whitaker's exotic girlfriend, the film is a haunting, humorous and shocking romantic thriller. Never has a motion picture undermined viewer expectations so thoroughly and enjoyably.
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Forest Whitaker | Jody |
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Miranda Richardson | Jude |
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Stephen Rea | Fergus |
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Adrian Dunbar | Maguire |
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Breffni McKenna | Tinker (as Breffini McKenna) |
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Joe Savino | Eddie |
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Birdy Sweeney | Tommy (as Birdie Sweeney) |
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Jaye Davidson | Dil |
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Andrée Bernard | Jane (as Andree Bernard) |
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Jim Broadbent | Col |
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Ralph Brown | Dave |
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Tony Slattery | Deveroux |
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Jack Carr | Franknum |
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Josephine White | Bar Performer 1 |
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Shar Campbell | Bar Performer 2 |
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Brian D. Coleman | Judge (as Brian Coleman) |
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Ray De-Haan | Security Man 1 |
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David Crionelly | Security Man 2 |
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Neil Jordan | Director |