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The Reflecting Skin
1990
· Movie
· 95 min
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
62–75
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 75.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1950s rural Idaho, a young boy watches helplessly as his friends and brother fall under the spell of a mysterious widow living up the road and becomes convinced that she is a vampire.
Details
- Director
- Philip Ridley
- Writer
- Philip Ridley
- Released
- 28 August 1990
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $17.0K
- Awards
- 2 wins, 0 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 2 →2 wins from 2 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award 1990 | Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award | Winner | |
| Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography 1990 | Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography | Winner |
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Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sitges Film Festival Best Actor award | Winner |
Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography
1 nomination, 1 won
| Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography | Winner |