Movie

Boys Don't Cry

A true story about finding the courage to be yourself.

1999★ 7.4 · 1.5K1h 58mCrimeDrama

Overview

A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.

Trailer

Trailer · Boys Don't Cry

Watch on YouTube ↗

Images

Backdrops & posters from TMDB

16 images

Cast

Hilary Swank
as Brandon Teena

Peter Sarsgaard
as John Lotter

Chloë Sevigny
as Lana Tisdel

Brendan Sexton III
as Tom Nissen

Jeannetta Arnette
as Lana's Mom

Alison Folland
as Kate

Josh Ridgway
as Kwik Stop Cashier

Rob Campbell
as Brian

Alicia Goranson
as Candace

Libby Villari
as Nurse

Guilford Adams
as Brandon's Father (uncredited)

Lou Perryman
as Sheriff

Information

Community

7.4/ 10

1.5K TMDB votes

7.4

Your rating

Saved in this browser · counts toward collection progress

Release date: 1999-09-02

Budget: $2,000,000

Revenue: $11,540,607

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genres

CrimeDrama

Where to watch

Availability via TMDB / JustWatch

Country

Logos show where this title is listed (stream, rent, or buy). TMDB does not provide direct links into Netflix or other apps — use the button below to open TMDB’s watch page (JustWatch data) for this country.

Open watch options on TMDB

RentTransactional rental

Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Fandango At Home

BuyDigital purchase

Amazon Video
Apple TV Store
Fandango At Home

Availability via TMDB / JustWatch. The button opens TMDB’s watch page for this title — not the streaming app itself.