The Skeleton Twins (2014)

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Family is a cruel joke.

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.

• Released: 2014-06-05
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 32m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.6/10 from 718 votes

Directed by Craig Johnson.

Top cast

• Bill Hader as Milo Dean
• Kristen Wiig as Maggie Dean
• Luke Wilson as Lance
• Ty Burrell as Rich
• Boyd Holbrook as Billy
• Joanna Gleason as Judy
• Kathleen Rose Perkins as Carlie
• Adriane Lenox as Linda Essex
• Sydney Lucas as Young Maggie
• Eddie Schweighardt as Young Milo

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Skeleton Twins

• United States: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels; watch free on Kanopy, The CW, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Starz Amazon Channel, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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