The Crying Game

Summary

The Crying Game is a film^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,764 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Crying Game received the Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3].
• The Crying Game received the Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4].
• The Crying Game received the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5].
• The Crying Game received the European Film Award for Best Achievement^[6].
• The Crying Game received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7].
• The Crying Game's instance of is recorded as film^[8].
• The Crying Game's director is recorded as Neil Jordan^[9].
• The Crying Game's screenwriter is recorded as Neil Jordan^[10].
• The Crying Game's composer is recorded as Anne Dudley^[11].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as drama film^[12].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as romance film^[13].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as psychological thriller film^[14].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as crime film^[15].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as transgender film^[16].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as political thriller film^[17].
• The Crying Game's genre is recorded as LGBTQ-related film^[18].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Stephen Rea^[19].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Miranda Richardson^[20].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Jaye Davidson^[21].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Forest Whitaker^[22].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Jim Broadbent^[23].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Adrian Dunbar^[24].
• The Crying Game's cast member is recorded as Ralph Brown^[25].
• The Crying Game's producer is recorded as Stephen Woolley^[26].
• The Crying Game's producer is recorded as Nik Powell^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include Stephen Woolley^[26] and Nik Powell^[27]. The Crying Game's director is recorded as Neil Jordan^[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Neil Jordan^[10]. Cast members include Stephen Rea^[19], Miranda Richardson^[20], Jaye Davidson^[21], Forest Whitaker^[22], Jim Broadbent^[23], and Adrian Dunbar^[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1992-09-02T00:00:00Z^[28] and +1992-12-10T00:00:00Z^[29]. The Crying Game's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English^[30]. Genres include drama film^[12], romance film^[13], psychological thriller film^[14], crime film^[15], transgender film^[16], and political thriller film^[17].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include The Troubles^[31] and Irish Republican Army^[32].

Reception

Awards received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], a class of award^[33], founded in 1985^[34]; Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4]; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5], an award for best screenplay^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1941^[37]; European Film Award for Best Achievement^[6]; and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films^[7], a film award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1929^[40]. Reviews include 8.2/10^[41], 95%^[42], 90/100^[43], and 7.2/10^[44].

Why It Matters

The Crying Game ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,764 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

FAQs

What awards did The Crying Game receive?

Honors received include Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film^[3], Silver nugget for the best foreign film^[4], Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay^[5], and European Film Award for Best Achievement^[6].