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  • Mysterious Skin
  • Opened September 11, 2004 | Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
  • NC-17
    extreme sexual content, some involving children, including dialogue and a rape scene
  • One youth (Brady Corbet) becomes obsessed with UFOs, while another (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) becomes a gay hustler in the years following a childhood trauma.
  • Cast: Brady Corbet, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jeff Licon, Bill Sage
  • Director: Gregg Araki
  • Genres: Psychological Drama, Gay & Lesbian Films, Drama, Coming-of-Age

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  • 90
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    A gorgeous, heartbreaking and utterly convincing work of art.

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    At once the most harrowing and, strangely, the most touching film I have seen...

  • 83
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Mysterious Skin dawdles more than it flows, but it comes alive whenever Araki,...

  • 80
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    A startling portrayal of how the cycle of abuse plays itself out in the lives...

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