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Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget. - Mysterious Skin
Movie Details

Title: Mysterious Skin

Release Date: 30 Mar 2005

Runtime: 1h 45m

Genre: Drama

Director: Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films, Antidote Films

Production Companies: Desperate Pictures, Fortissimo Films, Antidote Films

Overview: A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.6 (1089 votes)

Cast

  • Neil McCormick: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
  • Brian Lackey: Brady Corbet
  • Wendy Peterson: Michelle Trachtenberg
  • Eric Preston: Jeffrey Licon
  • Avalyn Friesen: Mary Lynn Rajskub
  • Mrs. McCormick: Elisabeth Shue
  • Mrs. Lackey: Lisa Long
  • Coach: Bill Sage
  • Neil (Age 8): Chase Ellison
  • Brian (Age 8): George Webster
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