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5.8Teenagers Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb share a dangerous sexual bond and an amoral outlook on life. They spend afternoons breaking into storefronts and engaging in petty crimes, until the calculating Nathan ups the ante by kidnapping, and murdering, a young boy.
Released: 1992-09-1193 minDir: Tom KalinDramaBudget: $250,000Box office: $340,147
Cast
- Daniel Schlachet as Richard Loeb
- Craig Chester as Nathan Leopold Jr.
- Ron Vawter as State's Attorney Crowe
- Michael Stumm as Doctor Bowman
- Valda Z. Drabla as Germaine Reinhardt
- Paul Connor as Bobby Franks
Themes
- homophobia
- male homosexuality
- black and white
- true crime
- real life
- 1920s
- gay theme
- queer cinema
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Ratings
IMDb
6.6/10
1,956 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
- Year
- 1992
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 wins & 6 nominations
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 82
- FilmAffinity ID
- 369956
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- publication date
- 1992-01-01
- title
- Swoon
- review score
- 6.7/10
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drama film
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crime film
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homosexuality
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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Berlin International Film Festival
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Rotten Tomatoes
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Sundance Film Festival
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Film Independent Spirit Awards
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Leopold and Loeb
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LGBTQ people
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Ellen Kuras
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new queer cinema
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Christine Vachon
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Craig Chester
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Ron Vawter
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The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures
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Killer Films
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Fine Line Features
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Tom Kalin
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Categories
1992 American films1992 crime drama films1992 English-language films1992 films1992 independent films1992 LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican courtroom filmsAmerican crime drama filmsAmerican LGBTQ-related filmsAmerican PlayhouseEnglish-language crime drama filmsEnglish-language independent filmsFilms based on the Leopold and Loeb murderFilms distributed by Strand ReleasingFilms produced by Christine VachonFilms set in ChicagoKiller Films filmsLGBTQ-related crime drama filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterSundance Film Festival award–winning filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates