Family is a cruel joke.
| Cast |
Kristin Wiig, Ty Burrell, Luke Wilson, Bill Hader, Boyd Holbrook, Joanna Gleason |
| Director |
Craig Johnson |
| Screenplay | Mark Heyman, Craig Johnson |
| Music | Nathan Larson |
| Cinematography | Reed Morano |
| Editing | Jennifer Lee |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
| Made in | 2014 |
| Produced by | Duplaas Brothers Productions, Venture Forth |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Language | Strong impact, frequent with sexual innuendos |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | Mild, moderate, brief, infrequent, implied with scenes of affection (kissing) without nudity. |
| Violence | None |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | |
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| Suggested age limit 16 + |
Positive messages |
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Drinking, drugs, smoking |
| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Rolling Stone Peter Travers  It hits you where it hurts. | 18 |  |
| Metacritic.com 32 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 134 critics | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Led by powerful performances from Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, The Skeleton Twins effectively mines laughs and tears from family drama. | 17 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 15 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Irreverent, mature, deeply affecting drama about siblings. | 15 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 28 users | 14 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 20729 users | 15 | |
| Internet 2833 Netizens An amazing mix of comedy and drama from two Saturnday Night Live alums | 15 | |
Average .. 77% | 15 | |