Boys Don't Cry

Summary

Boys Don't Cry is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,370 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Boys Don't Cry received the Academy Award for Best Actress^[3].
• Boys Don't Cry received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].
• Boys Don't Cry's instance of is recorded as film^[5].
• Boys Don't Cry's director is recorded as Kimberly Peirce^[6].
• Boys Don't Cry's screenwriter is recorded as Kimberly Peirce^[7].
• Boys Don't Cry's screenwriter is recorded as Andy Bienen^[8].
• Boys Don't Cry's composer is recorded as Nathan Larson^[9].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as romance film^[10].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as docudrama^[11].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as transgender film^[13].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as biographical film^[14].
• Boys Don't Cry's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film^[15].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Hilary Swank^[16].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Chloë Sevigny^[17].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Peter Sarsgaard^[18].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Brendan Sexton III^[19].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Lecy Goranson^[20].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Jeannetta Arnette^[21].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Matt McGrath^[22].
• Boys Don't Cry's cast member is recorded as Alison Folland^[23].
• Boys Don't Cry's producer is recorded as Christine Vachon^[24].
• Boys Don't Cry's producer is recorded as Eva Kolodner^[25].
• Boys Don't Cry's producer is recorded as John Hart^[26].
• Boys Don't Cry's producer is recorded as Jeffrey Sharp^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Christine Vachon^[24], Eva Kolodner^[25], John Hart^[26], and Jeffrey Sharp^[27]. Boys Don't Cry's director is recorded as Kimberly Peirce^[6]. Screenwriters include Kimberly Peirce^[7] and Andy Bienen^[8]. Cast members include Hilary Swank^[16], Chloë Sevigny^[17], Peter Sarsgaard^[18], Brendan Sexton III^[19], Lecy Goranson^[20], and Jeannetta Arnette^[21].

Publication

Publication dates include +1999-09-02T00:00:00Z^[28], +2000-05-19T00:00:00Z^[29], +2000-02-03T00:00:00Z^[30], and +1999-00-00T00:00:00Z^[31]. Boys Don't Cry's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[32]. Genres include romance film^[10], docudrama^[11], drama film^[12], transgender film^[13], biographical film^[14], and LGBTQ-related film^[15]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry^[33].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include transphobia^[34], anti-transmasculinity^[35], Brandon Teena^[36], outsider^[37], violence against LGBTQ people^[38], and secrecy^[39].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Actress^[3], an award for best leading actress^[40], in United States^[41], founded in 1929^[42] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4], a film award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1929^[45]. Reviews include 7.9/10^[46], 90%^[47], and 86/100^[48].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inspired by Bonnie and Clyde^[49], a film^[50], directed by Arthur Penn^[51]; Oblivion 2: Backlash^[52], a film^[53], directed by Sam Irvin^[54]; and The Brandon Teena Story^[55], a film^[56], directed by Gréta Ólafsdóttir^[57].

Why It Matters

Boys Don't Cry ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,370 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

FAQs

What awards did Boys Don't Cry receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress^[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[4].