Ugly Cry (2026)
94 min
When Delaney's boyfriend leaves town to shoot a splashy zombie movie, she becomes obsessed with a character she’s auditioning for after she learns the producers think she has an "ugly cry." But when she tries to make her cry prettier, her performance suffers. Can she contort herself, and her face, to have the perfect cry? Her attempts to change herself cause Young Delaney to haunt her, catapulting present day Delaney deeper down the rabbit hole. She isolates herself and grows increasingly delusional, and interested in physical fixes to her acting problem. How can she make the world see her as she sees herself? How can she become and become and become? She will become famous. Or die trying.
- Release date
- March 12, 2026
- Country of origin
- United States, Trinidad & Tobago
Cast
- Emily Robinson as Delaney
- Ryan Simpkins as Maya
- Aaron Dominguez as Miles
- Robin Tunney as Valerie
- Ray Abruzzo
- Bella Appel as Heidi
- Kyle Campbell as Self
- Hank Chen as Nurse Ethan
- Claire Fry as Sarah
- Tish Lampert as Leah
Crew
- Emily Robinson · Director
- Emily Robinson · Writer
- Pablo Feldman · Producer
- Rhianon Jones · Producer
- Jolene Mendes · Producer
- Emily Robinson · Producer
- Sóley Stefánsdóttir · Composer