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Mysterious Skin

Movie
2005
1h 45m
NR
English
Drama
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
80
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Connected through a dark past incident, a teenage gay hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths again years later.
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Mysterious Skin

NR
Movie
2005
1h 45m
English
Drama
Connected through a dark past incident, a teenage gay hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths again years later.
Rating
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7.8
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Mysterious Skin (2005) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
80

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Joseph GordonLevitt
Neil McCormick
Brady Corbet
Brian Lackey
Michelle Trachtenberg
Wendy Peterson
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Avalyn Friesen
Elisabeth Shue
Mrs. McCormick
Lisa Long
Mrs. Lackey
Chase Ellison
Neil (Age 8)
George Webster
Brian (Age 8)
Riley McGuire
Wendy (Age 11)
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
Deborah (Age 12)
Chris Mulkey
Mr. Lackey
Kelly Kruger
Deborah Lackey
Ryan Stenzel
Stephen Zepherelli
Larry Marko
Old Man with Scar
Clover
Patches
Bruno Alexander
Redneck Hick
Zane Huett
Jackson's Son
Reedy Gibbs
Receptionist
David Alan Graf
Gay Lumberjack
John Ganun
NYC John
Directed By: Gregg Araki
Written By: Gregg Araki (Screenplay), Scott Heim (Novel)

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CatyAlexandre says...
11 years ago
"I wish there was some way for us to go back and undo the past. But there wasn't. There was nothing we could do." wow I think that I will never watch this film again! Not because it's bad, it is an absolutely powerful film but very tough to watch! I always heard great things about Mysterious Skin but I wasn't expecting something so painful and dark, yet so good! Such a deep, brutal and disturbing story with phenomenal acting, specially by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. I am still processing it. Man, it's so sad and depressing! Great film.
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anaisordxnez says...
5 years ago
WARNING: If you are easily offended this film is definitely not for you!! "Mysterious Skin" was a really tough film to sit through. However, Gregg Araki once again fascinates me in his use of cinema. Araki and Scott Heim wrote a story that brutally honest captures the idea that we cannot escape traumas and once we experience catastrophic and heartrending sudden events, it will follow us all our lives and shape who we grow up to be as individuals, wether that be in a bad or good way. No matter how hard we try to block things out of our lives, they will still be there locked up in the back of our minds. It is hard to never not live tragic events, unfortunately. And this film demonstrates that harshly through child abuse and rape, and eventually teenage prostitution. It is fucking excruciating. That being said, I don’t know if I could re-watch this movie ever again, despite how captivating and absolutely powerful it was in it’s authenticity. It is too damn harsh.
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hobbit_dovahkiin says...
5 years ago
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I usually don't write reviews, but this movie punched a hole through my chest. I was molested as a child, and this portrayal is accurate and heartbreaking. I grew up as a "Brian" type, as I am generally asexual and the idea of sex terrifies me. They touched a great deal on how being molested as a child can drive one to be sex-obsessed, but they only really touched on Brian's total rejection of it a few times. I wish there was a bit more of that in the movie, but overall it was rather phenomenal.
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giroux says...
one year ago
Under no circumstances will I watch this film again.
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