Mysterious Skin · LeviOsa

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Mysterious Skin · LeviOsa

Mysterious Skin key art

2005·NR

Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.

Drama1h 45m

🍅86%

🍅

86%

Tomatometer

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89%

Popcornmeter

7.7

TMDB

Storyline

A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

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Details

DirectorGregg Araki

ReleasedMar 30, 2005

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$3M

Revenue

$2.1M

Parental guideNRUS

Studios

Desperate Pictures

Fortissimo FilmsAntidote FilmsNext Wednesday Productions

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Neil McCormick

Brady Corbet

Brady Corbet

Brian Lackey

Michelle Trachtenberg

Michelle Trachtenberg

Wendy Peterson

Jeffrey Licon

Jeffrey Licon

Eric Preston

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Avalyn Friesen

Elisabeth Shue

Elisabeth Shue

Mrs. McCormick

Lisa Long

Lisa Long

Mrs. Lackey

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Coach

Chase Ellison

Chase Ellison

Neil (Age 8)

George Webster

Brian (Age 8)

Riley McGuire

Wendy (Age 11)

Rachael Nastassja Kraft

Deborah (Age 12)

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Strand Releasing Amazon Channel

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

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YouTube

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

7 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Bold performances and sensitive, spot-on direction make watching this difficult tale of trauma and abuse a thought-provoking, resonant experience.”

86% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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David Ansen

RTNewsweekFeb 28, 2018

The movie sugarcoats nothing, but it doesn't revel in its own darkness either. It sheds a clear, compassionate, illuminating light.

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Noel Murray

RTThe DissolveMar 17, 2014

[...] For a movie about something as painful as child sexual abuse, Mysterious Skin doesn't repel. There's an allure to the images, which are as carefully posed and framed as figures in a softly illuminated dollhouse.

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Nick Schager

RTLessons of DarknessNov 28, 2005

Gordon-Levitt's performance is nothing short of astonishing.

J

Jose Solís

RTCommon Sense MediaSep 29, 2026

Compassion becomes the method in this haunting portrait of two boys who survived abuse from the same man.

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Information

Title

Mysterious Skin

Released

Mar 30, 2005

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America, Netherlands

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 45m

Status

Released

Studios

Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films

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