The Skeleton Twins
Family is a cruel joke.
Family is a cruel joke.
Drama
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2014
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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.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
R
Runtime:
90 min
Release date:
5 Jun 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$5,284,309
Awards:
4 wins & 10 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Even with performers as likable as Hader and Wiig, and characters as likable as Milo and Maggie, sympathy should be earned. Like an cocksure banker, Johnson takes our investment for granted.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
25 Sep 2014
fresh:
If a movie with suicide as a central theme can be deemed funny, then writer/director Craig Johnson has pulled it off, mixing heartache and humor and giving Wiig, especially, the opportunity to shine.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
The Skeleton Twins is all the better for keeping us guessing as to its intentions, because that makes it more true to life. Sometimes you have to smile through the tears, and vice-versa.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
Johnson's unfussy direction serves as a fine showcase for the two SNL veterans to demonstrate how their comic shorthand plays equally well in a slightly darker register.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
26 Sep 2014
fresh:
"The Skeleton Twins" is a lovingly calibrated mix of heartbreak and hopefulness, guilt and the will to do better.
– Lisa Kennedy,
Denver Post,
26 Sep 2014