The Skeleton Twins

Jun 5, 2014

1h 32m

★ 6.6

Family is a cruel joke.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Venture Forth

Duplass Brothers Productions

The Skeleton Twins Trailers

Cast

Milo Dean

Bill Hader

Maggie Dean

Kristen Wiig

Lance

Luke Wilson

Rich

Ty Burrell

Billy

Boyd Holbrook

Judy

Joanna Gleason

Carlie

Kathleen Rose Perkins

Dr. Linda Essex

Adriane Lenox

Young Maggie

Sydney Lucas

Young Milo

Eddie Schweighardt

Eric

Paul Castro Jr.

Cullen

Benjamin McGowan

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