Ugly Cry

Ugly Cry — Plot

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
• Runtime
• 94 min
• Genres
• Horror, Comedy, Thriller
• Director
• Emily Robinson

Ugly Cry — Cast

Emily Robinson Delaney Ryan Simpkins Maya Aaron Dominguez Miles Robin Tunney Valerie Andrew Leeds Josh Heather Morris Chalia La Tour Ray Abruzzo