The Skeleton Twins
Film201490 min

The Skeleton Twins

Taste attributes: dramacomedygay/lesbianromanceslowfresh & originalrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads

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"Family is a cruel joke."

Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a contained drama, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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What lines up

  • Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
  • Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Estranged twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront the reasons their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them, they realize the key to fixing their lives may just lie in repairing their relationship.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshiplove conquers alltroubled leads

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Bill HaderKristen WiigLuke WilsonTy BurrellBoyd Holbrook

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2014
Runtime
90 min
Status
Released
Studio
Duplass Brothers Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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