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Cry-Baby (1990) — Where to Stream · CriticCrunch

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Cry-Baby

Movie1990·85 min

Cry-Baby

Directed by John Waters

A comedy romance film directed by John Waters.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 42%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.5/10

2K ratings

About Cry-Baby

A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Hopeful (7 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: forbidden love, freedom rebellion, coming of age, mid century, music performance, prison, small town, high school campus, romantic partners, outsider misfit, anti hero, fish out of water, forbidden star crossed, young first love

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Details

Director: John Waters
Language: English

Cast

Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Susan Tyrrell

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How Cry-Baby Ranks

All movies

Top 42%

1990s movies

Top 41%

Comedy movies

Top 38%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 39%

John Waters films#5 of 11

Top 42% All movies.

the vibe

Cry-Baby Vibe

What it feels like

briskhopefulgentleeasy to followfunnypersonallight

playful

stylized

What it's about

fish out of waterforbidden lovefreedom rebellioncoming of ageoutsider misfitanti-heroromantic partnersmusic performanceforbidden star crossedyoung first loveprisonsmall townhigh schoolmid-century

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

hopeful 7/9hopeful 7/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful