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The Skeleton Twins

2014 · 92 min

A raw, funny-sad sibling reunion that balances sharp wit with quiet despair, drawing you into its messy, tender emotional honesty.

Directed by
Craig Johnson
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Family is a cruel joke.
Overview
Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

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Directed by
Craig Johnson
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • identity
  • guilt
  • healing
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Craig Johnson
Written by
Craig Johnson, Mark Heyman
Starring
Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Gleason, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Adriane Lenox
Music
Nathan Larson
Cinematography
Reed Morano
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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