Boys Don't Cry (1999)

Movie Details

Original Title Boys Don't Cry

Original Language EN

Budget $2,000,000

Revenue $11,540,607

Status Released

Popularity 1.7

Cast

Hilary Swank

Brandon Teena

Popularity: 1.4

Chloë Sevigny

Lana Tisdel

Popularity: 2.3

Peter Sarsgaard

John Lotter

Popularity: 2.5

Brendan Sexton III

Tom Nissen

Popularity: 1.6

Alicia Goranson

Candace

Popularity: 0.8

Alison Folland

Kate

Popularity: 0.9

Jeannetta Arnette

Lana's Mom

Popularity: 0.9

Rob Campbell

Brian

Popularity: 8.1

Matt McGrath

Lonny

Popularity: 0.8

Cheyenne Rushing

Nicole

Popularity: 0.9

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Robert Prentiss

Trucker

Popularity: 0.1

Josh Ridgway

Kwik Stop Cashier

Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Kimberly Peirce

Producer John N. Hart, Eva Kolodner, Christine Vachon

Editor Tracy Granger, Lee Percy

Executive Producer Caroline Kaplan, Pamela Koffler, Jonathan Sehring

Writer Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen

Production

Fox Searchlight Pictures

IFC Productions

Killer Films

Hart-Sharp Entertainment

Videos & Trailers

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Keywords

small town rape identity based on true story romance love friends murder anger hate crime woman director nebraska trans man small town murder transphobia gender identity 1990s rural town

Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 8/10

Feb 22, 2016

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 ... Read more

Asa_movies 8/10

Apr 3, 2017

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 ... Read more