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The Skeleton Twins
2014
· Movie
· 93 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2245
- IMDb #2721
- Rotten Tomatoes #1847
- Metacritic #1346
- Letterboxd #2098
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1448
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2674
- Metacritic Critics #1113
- Metacritic Audience #1935
- Criticker #1766
- Kinopoisk #3992
- AlloCiné #2512
- Trakt #3074
Every rating
49–86
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 86.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Estranged twins coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting the sister to invite her brother to come live with her and her husband. Reunited after ten years, they are forced to confront the long-buried resentments and troubles of their past, using their dark humor to cope with depression and disappointment.
Details
- Director
- Craig Johnson
- Writers
- Craig Johnson, Mark Heyman
- Released
- 5 June 2014
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.0M
- Box office
- $5.3M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 15 →1 major award won · 5 wins from 15 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Sundance Film Festival 2014 | Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Mark Heyman, Craig Johnson | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2015 | Best Actress in a Comedy | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
| Sundance Film Festival 2014 | Grand Jury Prize | Craig Johnson | Nominee |
| Dorian Awards 2015 | Unsung Film of The Year | Nominee | |
| MTV Movie Awards 2015 | Best Musical Moment | Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
| Zurich Film Festival 2015 | Best International Feature Film | Craig Johnson | Winner |
| Dublin Film Critics' Circle 2014 | Best Actress | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
| Edinburgh Film Festival 2014 | Audience Award | Craig Johnson | Nominee |
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Sundance Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award | Mark Heyman, Craig Johnson | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | Craig Johnson | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Comedy | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Equality of The Sexes | Winner | |
| Best On-Screen Couple | Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig | Winner |
| Best Comedic Actress | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
National Board of Review Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | Winner |
Zurich Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | Craig Johnson | Winner |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Unsung Film of The Year | Nominee |
Dublin Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
Edinburgh Film Festival
1 nomination
| Audience Award | Craig Johnson | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Bill Hader | Nominee |
Indiana Film Journalists Association
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Musical Moment | Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Overlooked Film of The Year | Nominee |