The Crying Game
Taste attributes: crimedramaromancethrillergay/lesbianfastheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evillove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA moving, grounded crime thriller, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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What lines up
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Pace: Fast, where this profile leans slow
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Synopsis
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, 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.
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- British Screen Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
