The Skeleton Twins
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: September 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
74
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
28
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottSep 26, 2014
Still, there's more here to like than to dislike in what ends up being a feel-good movie about a feel-bad topic, a la "Little Miss Sunshine." Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfSep 9, 2014
It helps that Milo (Hader) and Maggie (Wiig) are cranky adult siblings, sharing a whip-crack shorthand that longtime skit partners know how to muster effortlessly. Read full review
58
The PlaylistCory EverettJan 27, 2014
It may not always work as a drama but The Skeleton Twins proves to be a fine showcase for Wiig and Hader, showing they are both capable of dramatic material. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesSep 24, 2014
It’s worth a watch to see these two reliably comic actors do some heavy dramatic lifting and tenderly spot for each other. Read full review
50
The DissolveNathan RabinSep 11, 2014
The Skeleton Twins has a pair of terrific, sharply etched lead performances, a polished, autumnal look, and some affecting moments where its protagonists bond. But to borrow a water-based metaphor from the film’s overflowing stock of them, The Skeleton Twins just lies there, cold and clammy, like a dead fish. Read full review
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