Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
A young transgender man explores his gender identity and searches for love in rural Nebraska.
- small town
- rape
- identity
- based on true story
- romance
- love
- friends
- murder
- anger
- hate crime
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Hilary Swank
Brandon Teena
Chloë Sevigny
Lana Tisdel
Peter Sarsgaard
John Lotter
Brendan Sexton III
Tom Nissen
- Alicia Goranson — Candace
- Alison Folland — Kate
- Jeannetta Arnette — Lana's Mom
- Rob Campbell — Brian
- Matt McGrath — Lonny
- Cheyenne Rushing — Nicole
- Lou Perryman — Sheriff
- Paige Carl Griggs — Dave (Deputy)
- Jerry Haynes — Judge
- Shana McClendon — Girl in Car
- Libby Villari — Nurse
- Directed
- Kimberly Peirce
- Written
- Kimberly Peirce, Andy Bienen
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 1,503 ratings
- Studio
- Fox Searchlight Pictures, IFC Productions, Killer Films, Hart-Sharp Entertainment
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
