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Boys Don't Cry

1999, Movie, R, 114 mins

Boys Don't Cry: Review

A harrowing dramatization of the final days of 21-year-old Nebraskan Brandon Teena, whose short life ended in a brutal rape and multiple murder. Shortly before his 21st birthday, Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, who won an Oscar for a shattering performance) blows into a small Nebraska town with little more than a rap sheet, a way with the ladies and a big secret. Read the complete review for Boys Don't Cry

Boys Don't Cry: Cast & Details

Year: 1999
Rated R

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Hilary Swank: Brandon Teena
Chloe Sevigny: Lana
Peter Sarsgaard: John
Brendan Sexton III: Tom
Alison Folland: Kate
Alicia Goranson: Candace

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Boys Don't Cry: TV Guide News

Girl's Power Wows Mercedes Ruehl | Today's News: Our Take | 6/19/2006
If Boys Don't Cry, what is it that wannabe girls aren't supposed to do? In Lifetime's A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story (premiering tonight at 9 pm/ET), Academy Award winner Mercedes Ruehl plays Sylvia, a single mother whose son, Eddie (J.D. Pardo), knows he is supposed to be a girl, and takes steps toward fulfilling that potential. TVGuide.co read more
L Word Newbie Is a Gender Bender | Today's News: Our Take | 1/6/2006
These days gays, lesbians, drag queens — even male-to-female transgender characters — are almost as common in movies and on TV as the "bitch diva" and "fat funny guy." But except for the tragic Boys Don't Cry, women who yearn to be all man are rarely seen. Showtime's look at L.A. lesbian life, The L Word (returning for Season 3 on Sunday at 10 pm/ET), remedies that with a new character named Moira/Max, nutty Jenny's (Mia Kirshner) latest squeeze. We interviewed Daniela Sea, an actor active in New York's downtown art scene, about playing a girl who wants to be a boy. TVGuide.com: Who is Moira/Max? read more

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