Mysterious Skin
2004 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 7.7 · 80% critics
Two young men, shaped by a shared childhood trauma, cope in radically different ways as they grow into their teens. When their paths finally intersect, they’re forced to confront buried memories and the painful reality behind one of their long-held explanations.
Based on Mysterious Skin
Also known as Souvenirs dans la peau
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2005-03-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,285 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an intense, character-driven drama about trauma and memory with a bleak, haunting mood; Not for you if you want a light watch, clear comfort, or can’t handle explicit, upsetting subject matter like Ratcatcher.
Pros: emotionally powerful; strong performances; thought-provoking themes | Cons: very disturbing content; slow in parts; explicit sexual material
Themes
- pedophilia
- new york city
- child abuse
- amnesia
- rape
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- based on novel or book
- trainer
- hustler
- trauma
- kansas, usa
- coming of age
- +21 more
Cast & crew
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
Elisabeth Shue
as Mrs. McCormick
Lisa Long
as Mrs. Lackey
Bill Sage
as Coach
Chase Ellison
as Neil (Age 8)
- GW
George Webster
as Brian (Age 8)
Directed by Gregg Araki