13 Best Movies To Watch On St Patrick's Day
9. The Crying Game
Neil Jordan's expectation-defying masterpiece turns crime and romance tropes on their heads with its trenchant examination of masculinity and gender, aided by excellent work from Stephen Rea, Jaye Davidson and Miranda Richardson.
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Its big twist is one of Hollywood's worst-kept secrets, but even being aware of it going in, this is still an intoxicating, deeply-felt drama that makes fantastic use of the Troubles as a landscape to further heighten the emotional and dramatic intensity.
It won't be for everyone, but there are huge rewards for those prepared to follow Jordan down his genre-busting rabbit-hole.
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