Ugly Cry
Directed by Emily RobinsonWhen Delaney's boyfriend leaves town to shoot a splashy zombie movie, she becomes obsessed with a character she’s auditioning for after she learns the producers think she has an "ugly cry." But when she tries to make her cry prettier, her performance suffers. Can she contort herself, and her face, to have the perfect cry? Her attempts to change herself cause Young Delaney to haunt her, catapulting present day Delaney deeper down the rabbit hole. She isolates herself and grows increasingly delusional, and interested in physical fixes to her acting problem. How can she make the world see her as she sees herself? How can she become and become and become? She will become famous. Or die trying.
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Ugly Cry was released on March 12, 2026.
Ugly Cry was directed by Emily Robinson.
Ugly Cry has a runtime of 1h 34m.
Ugly Cry was produced by Jolene Mendes, Sophia Sabella, Pablo Feldman, Rhianon Jones, Tristan Scott-Behrends, Emily Robinson.
When Delaney's boyfriend leaves town to shoot a splashy zombie movie, she becomes obsessed with a character she’s auditioning for after she learns the producers think she has an "ugly cry." But when she tries to make her cry prettier, her performance suffers. Can she contort herself, and her face, to have the perfect cry? Her attempts to change herself cause Young Delaney to haunt her, catapulting present day Delaney deeper down the rabbit hole. She isolates herself and grows increasingly delusional, and interested in physical fixes to her acting problem. How can she make the world see her as she sees herself? How can she become and become and become? She will become famous. Or die trying.
The key characters in Ugly Cry are Emily Robinson, Ryan Simpkins, Aaron Dominguez.
Ugly Cry is a Horror, Comedy, Thriller film.