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The Crying Game

A British soldier kidnapped by the IRA soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus (Stephen Rea), an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude (Miranda Richardson), 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 (Jaye Davidson). 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 is something about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either.

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Info about The Crying Game

Studio(s): Palace Pictures, Nippon Film Development and Finance Inc.

Originally Released: United States, Nov 27, 1992

Production Countries: Ireland, Japan, United Kingdom

Box Office Gross: $62,548,947.00

Genres:Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

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Currently you are able to watch "The Crying Game" for free with ads on Paramount+ with Showtime. It is also possible to rent or buy on Spectrum On Demand online.