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The Skeleton Twins

Family is a cruel joke.
2014 | 92m | English

(46289 votes)

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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.
Release Date: Jun 05, 2014
Director: Craig Johnson
Writer: Craig Johnson, Mark Heyman
Genres: Drama
Keywords new york city, sibling relationship, adultery, confession, parent child relationship, infidelity, bisexuality, rejection, cowardice, reunion, death of father, in the closet, teacher student relationship, lgbt, estrangement, fraternal twins, new ager, twin synchronization, brother sister relationship
Production Companies Duplass Brothers Productions, Venture Forth
Box Office Revenue: $5,300,000
Budget: $1,000,000
Updates Updated: Feb 01, 2025
Entered: Apr 13, 2024
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Name Character
Bill Hader Milo Dean
Kristen Wiig Maggie Dean
Luke Wilson Lance
Ty Burrell Rich
Boyd Holbrook Billy
Joanna Gleason Judy
Kathleen Rose Perkins Carlie
Adriane Lenox Dr. Linda Essex
Sydney Lucas Young Maggie
Eddie Schweighardt Young Milo
Paul Castro Jr. Eric
Benjamin McGowan Cullen
Jennifer Smith Bar Woman
Genevieve Adams Store Manager
Truck Hudson Security Officer
Cliff Moylan Police Officer
Ian Hyland Waiter (uncredited)
David Garelik College Dude (uncredited)
Jennifer Lafleur Drunk Natalie (uncredited)
Noah Segura Librarian (uncredited)
Name Job
Craig Johnson Director, Writer
Mark Heyman Writer
Reed Morano Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Clay Enos Still Photographer
Nathan Larson Original Music Composer
Mikaela Wohl Costume Design
Valerie Velez Hair Department Head
Matt Schoenfeld Sound Designer
Anne Marie Dentici Second Assistant Director
Ian Stynes Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Shaun Brennan Foley Artist
Anton Gold Sound Mixer
Jennifer Lee Editor
Ola Maslik Production Design
Daniel Heffernan Sound Editor
Joseph Ciccarella First Assistant Director
Tamika Jackson Costume Supervisor
Lauren DeTitta Set Decoration
Leo Won Makeup Department Head
Avy Kaufman Casting
Name Title
Jacob Pechenik Producer
Jay Duplass Executive Producer
Jennifer Lee Producer
Roxie Rodriguez Associate Producer
Stephanie Langhoff Producer
Jared Ian Goldman Executive Producer
Mark Duplass Executive Producer
Organization Category Person
Spirit Awards Best Director Craig Johnson Nominated
SAG Awards Best Supporting Actress Kristen Wiig Nominated
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Rangan
7.0

> Twins and their failures, depression, suicide attempt, together overcoming. After the beautiful 'Hateship Loveship', I expected this one for Kristen Wiig. It was a brother-sister relationship theme. The main characters are twins and they have lots of common. The story begins when they meet for ... the first time after the ten years of no connection. The circumstance was strange as they both were depressed who attempt for a self kill. That does not end successfully, instead narration commence for us where they share each others memory of the past by trying to shape up the present life. But still the old habits won't let them alone as they encounter life changing decisions by the end of the story. Kind of a rare movie, all about the twins' bonding told in a humourous way, mostly. Mistakes are the essence of the script. The fall and rise were cleverly constructed throughout around those two characters. The cast was the plus point. Since it was about twins, Wiig and Hader are perfectly fit for their respective roles. As for Bill Hader, I've never seen he donned in a higher ranked role like this. He was always been a co-star and in this film he's one of the leads. Everybody gets their time right like awesome Timothy Spall in 'Mr. Turner'. In this movie, these two lead performers were absolutely spot on. But the lack of pace is a challenge. If you pass through it successfully, you would get a nice entertainment. If not, the movie would be dull, pale, even it could be worse film of the year for you. Anyway, still it falls short to be an excellent film, I consider it to be a just good movie. Worth a watch, but the movie won't stay in your memory for so long. 6.5/10

May 16, 2024