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Boys Don't Cry

1999 118 min ★ 7.4 Crime, Drama

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

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Cast

Hilary Swank

Brandon Teena

Chloë Sevigny

Lana Tisdel

Peter Sarsgaard

John Lotter

Brendan Sexton III

Tom Nissen

Alicia Goranson

Candace

Alison Folland

Kate

Jeannetta Arnette

Lana's Mom

Rob Campbell

Brian

Matt McGrath

Lonny

Cheyenne Rushing

Nicole

Details

Director

Kimberly Peirce

Tagline

"A true story about finding the courage to be yourself."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$2,000,000

Revenue

$11,540,607

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures, IFC Productions, Killer Films, Hart-Sharp Entertainment

Reviews

John Chard

February 22, 2016

★ 8/10

You don't seem like you're from around here. It's one of those films that any film lover has to see to judge for themselves. A critical darling and an award winner, it's a film of undoubted emotional power. It is based on the tragic case of Teena Brandon (Hilary Swank) who was raped and murdered in 1993, it would become one of the significant cases of hate crime in American history. From the...

Asa_movies

April 3, 2017

★ 8/10

The atmosphere completely different from that nowadays. This was probably the first time for man to express his own feelings and sexual identity in public. So, it was something like a Big Bang for people who experienced fact that some of their kith are "such a weirdos". If you compare understanding of people today and only about 2 decades ago you can see that struggle for freedom and equality alw...