Mysterious Skin
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Synopsis
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Cast
- Brady Corbet
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Michelle Trachtenberg
- Jeffrey Licon
- Bill Sage
- Mary Lynn Rajskub
- Elisabeth Shue
- Chase Ellison
- George Webster
- Lisa Long
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- Jun 4, 2018
“I wished with all my heart that we could just leave this world behind, rise like two angels in the night and magically disappear.”
Logan KennyNov 24, 2019strange how the greatest movies make you want to die.
amanda :(Jul 13, 2020So violent and so innocent. I honestly can’t remember if Araki had this many shots of characters looking directly into the camera in his other work but that choice is working stronger than ever here. What I really appreciate about this is how he’s capturing the manipulation…
Karsten - Aug 16, 2016
this is a flawless film. but don't watch it.
imgayNov 6, 2018i-i thought this movie was about aliens
belleDec 13, 2020This is not a movie I should've watched
dselwyns - Dec 10, 2021
top 3 characters i wish i could hug: 1. brian lackey 2. brian lackey 3. brian lackey
lilyJun 21, 2020jesus.. the last 5 minutes. a friend once told me that you don’t necessarily have to seek the traumas of the world out but if you stumble upon one or one is presented to you, try not to turn away. ethereal, intimate and deliberately tough to watch, because it should be.
Danzel VaughnAug 18, 2017I am sitting her shaking and shivering, crying. I don't think I can sleep tonight. I am stunned and shocked. TWO BOYS. ONE CAN’T REMEMBER. THE OTHER CAN’T FORGET. Mysterious Skin crushed me into pieces, broke me. JGL gives one of his best performance here. The final 10…
Milez Das
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- avery likedMysterious Skin
all the best movies kind of make you want to kill yourself
Connor lovedMysterious SkinThis movie is great but heartbreaking I know I’ll never find myself watching it again, but I can’t see it ever leaving me. I’ll never feel the way I felt watching this movie for the first time again I recommend this movie
Jessica J lovedMysterious SkinI will not rate this movie due to the subject matter however the subject matter of being SA as a child as someone who went though the trauma of that was portrayed extremely well and truly incapsulated different versions and stages of knowing what it’s like to be SA as a child
- cheyenne likedMysterious Skin
SO hard to watch and so heartbreaking i had to keep pausing it and the ending - sobbing they both deserved so much better :( i dont see myself ever rewatching this movie
Ghazal lovedMysterious Skinthis movie very disturbing ( I cried), but amazing.
𝒶𝓁𝓂𝒶- likedMysterious SkinTypa movie you only watch once
- Eva D lovedMysterious Skin
This movie shows the reality of an adult who take advantage of children and how differently each child can change + how they grow up. Both destroyed/messed up and nobody to tell them what real happened to them/how terrible it was for them to experience.Nobody to help or prevent.
nevan lovedMysterious Skinone of the most perversely powerful and shocking films centering around gay youth. the narrative smartly utilizes sci-fi elements to deliver its trauma-focused narrative with phenomenal performances and writing throughout. joseph gordon-levitt is perfect
zoomi likedMysterious Skinwhat the frick 💔 I want to rewatch bc I don't understand everything and it all goes so fast but at the same time I never want to watch this movie again. it's good but emotionally haunting ..
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Metacritic
Dull film about pedophilia that fails to shed any light on the topic.
Ray Bennett
The Hollywood Reporter
By turns spiky and lyrical, this unsettling drama will be anathema to many audiences, but is bound to be a provocative, talked-about release.
David Rooney
Variety
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is Mysterious Skin (2005)?
The movie is 1hr 45min long.
What's Mysterious Skin (2005) about?
Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Who's the cast of Mysterious Skin (2005)?
- Brady Corbet as Brian Lackey
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Neil McCormick
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Wendy
- Jeffrey Licon as Eric Preston
- Bill Sage as Coach
- Mary Lynn Rajskub as Avalyn
- Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. McCormick
- Chase Ellison as Young Neil
- George Webster as Young Brian
- Lisa Long as Mrs. Lackey
Who's the director behind Mysterious Skin (2005)?
Gregg Araki directed Mysterious Skin (2005).
Who produced Mysterious Skin (2005)?
Gregg Araki, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Mary Jane Skalski produced Mysterious Skin (2005).
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