Boys Don't Cry

Directed by Kimberly Peirce
R
September 2, 1999    1h 58m    Box Office: $11.5MCrime, Drama,
7.590%87%7.4
A young transgender man named Brandon navigates love, life, and trying to pass as a boy in rural Nebraska.

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  • Hilary SwankBrandon Teena
  • Chloë SevignyLana Tisdel
  • Peter SarsgaardJohn Lotter
  • Brendan Sexton IIITom Nissen
  • Alicia GoransonCandace
  • Alison FollandKate
  • Jeannetta ArnetteLana's Mom
  • Rob CampbellBrian
  • Matt McGrathLonny
  • Cheyenne RushingNicole
  • Lou PerrymanSheriff
  • Paige Carl GriggsDave (Deputy)
  • Jerry HaynesJudge
  • Shana McClendonGirl in Car
  • Libby VillariNurse
  • Gail CronauerClerk
  • Robert PrentissTrucker
  • Josh RidgwayKwik Stop Cashier
  • Stephanie SechristApril
  • Craig EricksonTrucker in Kwik Stop

Boys Don't Cry Ratings & Reviews

  • DRØYFebruary 28, 2026
    Really bad trans representation. Queer characters deserve a happy ending and no one who might be starting their transition should watch it, is really violent storyline.
  • eddie43351August 8, 2025
    Movie is about a liar a thief and the consequences she received from being a liar and a thief.

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