Trailer
Summary
Cry Baby, a strong and sensitive girl, is sent off to a disturbing sleepaway school that’s hidden underneath a grandiose façade.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 74GoodWatch 74
Audience score86%
Letterboxd · 80 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.5
Box office
6%of its budget back
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $359 K
Worldwide it made back $359 K of the $6 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 32 min
A typical length for fantasy movies, −8 min on the typical 100
typical 10092Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 34 more
Released
2019
September 5, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 21 more34 people
- Melanie MartinezCry Baby
- Elita HarkovAngelita
- Megan GageCeleste
- Maggie BudzynaKelly
- Zión MorenoFleur
- Marsalis WilsonBen
- Zinnett HendrixMagnolia
- AJAdrian JuricsBlue Boy #1
- GKGergely KissBlue Boy #2
- Natalia TothLucy
- TGTamas GógGlue Boy
- RSRobert SzabolcsBus Driver
Bence BaloghJason
Vilmos HeimBrandon- ATAlissa TorvinenGhost Girl
Anne WittmanMiss Daphne- JFJoel Francis WilliamsHenry
- TEToby EdingtonThe Principal
Kate O'DonnellMs. Harper- ZAZacky AgamaThomas
Olga KovácsMs. Penelope- KCKimesha CampbellLilith
Scott Alexander YoungMr. Cornwell
Csémy BalázsDean
Directing · 4
- Melanie Martinez Director, Writer, Producer, Assistant Editor, Songs, Costume Designer
- Marc Kelly First Assistant Director
- Alissa Torvinen Co-Director, Co-Producer
- Réka Belsö Second Assistant Director
Production · 13
- Craig Kallman Executive Producer
- Philip Botti Executive Producer
- Ronnie Shapiro Executive Producer
- Julie Greenwald Executive Producer
- Wes Teshome Executive Producer
- Nicole Rocklin Producer
Editing · 2
- Niles Howard Editor
- Emilie Aubry Editor
Sound · 4
- James Parnell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tim Sommers Music Producer
- Michael Keenan Music Producer
- Jeremy Dussolliet Music Producer
Art · 1
- Fernanda Guerrero Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Christina Flannery Costume Design
- Devan Weitzman Makeup Artist
- Melissa 'Mo' Meinhart Makeup Artist
- William Scott Blair Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 1
- Jeff Hodges Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 2
- Brian Friedman Choreographer
- Josh McKie Cinematography
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