Mysterious Skin (2005)

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Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.

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

• Released: 2005-03-30
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 45m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 1,370 votes

Directed by Gregg Araki.

Top cast

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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Mysterious Skin

• United States: stream on Strand Releasing Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• Canada: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Rialto Amazon Channel

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