The Crying Game
1992 · 112 min · Director: Neil Jordan
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
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.
Emotional fingerprint
The Crying Game (1992) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Love. Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Love. Its IMDb rating of 7.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Sympathy
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Sympathy | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Love | 61 % | 35 % | 21 % | 34 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Tension | 70 % | 59 % | 41 % | 14 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Tension | 67 % | 61 % | 52 % | 5 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Sympathy | 55 % | 46 % | 48 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Sympathy | 59 % | 50 % | 52 % | 15 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Sympathy | 75 % | 69 % | 70 % | 21 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Sympathy | 76 % | 66 % | 65 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Curiosity | 56 % | 40 % | 36 % | 21 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Love | 50 % | 36 % | 29 % | 30 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 58 % | 41 % | 40 % | 40 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Love | 63 % | 37 % | 45 % | 47 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Sadness | 63 % | 41 % | 46 % | 44 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Love | 63 % | 52 % | 43 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 73 % | 69 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 77 % | 71 % | 41 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Love | 71 % | 59 % | 44 % | 45 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 77 % | 69 % | 51 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Tension | 82 % | 78 % | 54 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Love | 78 % | 57 % | 52 % | 55 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Love | 74 % | 28 % | 50 % | 68 % |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Tinker
Eddie
Tommy
Jane
Deveroux
Franknum
Bar Performer 1
Bar Performer 2
Judge
Security Man 1
Security Man 2
Bouncer (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Neil Jordan
- Written by
- Neil Jordan
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1992
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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