The Skeleton Twins fingerprintBig heart, funny, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Skeleton Twins is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, melancholic, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, family, and the mind
Its world is built around everyday modern life, family, and the mind.
Standout performances, characters, and dialogue
The performances, characters, and dialogue stand out.
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Family is a cruel joke.
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You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 74/100 (IMDb 6.8, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: suicide themes and drug use.
1 h 32 min
The Skeleton Twins runs 1 h 32 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Skeleton Twins higher (80) than audiences (69). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $1 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 5.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+81GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Skeleton Twins in 95 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 31 storytelling tropes for The Skeleton Twins, including Interrupted Suicide, Straight Gay, Stepford Smiler.
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