Mysterious Skin

Name: Mysterious Skin
Genre: Drama
Released: 2005-03-30
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeffrey Licon, Mary Lynn Rajskub

2005·Movie·NR·105 min·★ 7.7(1,290)

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

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

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About Mysterious Skin

Mysterious Skin is a 2005 English-language drama film directed by Gregg Araki. The cast is led by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg. It has a runtime of 1h 45m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 1300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel.

Mysterious Skin was produced by Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films, and Antidote Films and made in United States of America and Netherlands. It was released on March 30, 2005, and carries a NR certification. Made on a budget of about $3 million, it went on to gross $2 million worldwide.

Director: Gregg Araki
Writers: Gregg Araki
Release date: March 30, 2005
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, Netherlands
Budget: $3 million
Box office: $2 million
Production: Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films, Antidote Films

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Mysterious Skin cast & crew

Mysterious Skin was directed by Gregg Araki and written by Gregg Araki.

The cast features Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Neil McCormick, Brady Corbet as Brian Lackey, Michelle Trachtenberg as Wendy Peterson, Jeffrey Licon as Eric Preston, Mary Lynn Rajskub as Avalyn Friesen, and Elisabeth Shue as Mrs. McCormick.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Harold Budd, cinematography is by Steve Gainer, and it was produced by Michael J. Werner and Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte.

Is Mysterious Skin worth watching?

Mysterious Skin holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 1,290 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 45m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, Mysterious Skin is worth a place on your watchlist.

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