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      Knives and Skin

      Released Dec 6, 2019 1h 52m Mystery & Thriller Drama TRAILER for Knives and Skin: Trailer 1 List Knives and Skin: Trailer 1 Knives and Skin: Trailer 1 2:07 View more videos
      69% Tomatometer 75 Reviews 28% Audience Score 50+ Ratings In the wake of a high school student's mysterious disappearance, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls -- gathering in force until it can no longer be contained. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 01 Buy Now

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      Knives and Skin's daunting ambitions occasionally elude its grasp, but this remains a powerfully written and uniquely timely coming-of-age thriller.

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      Cody Corrall Chicago Reader Carolyn is a martyr for Reeder's message-a complex and twisted commentary on the plights of human nature. Rated: 3/4 Dec 18, 2019 Full Review Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune Reeder is deadly serious about the film's themes of teenage girls' fears, desires and demons, though there's a fair amount of deadpan black comedy... Rated: 2.5/4 Dec 11, 2019 Full Review Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times Social satire's strange sights and sounds are sure to stick with you. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 10, 2019 Full Review C.H. Newell Father Son Holy Gore Knives and Skin tackles a number of heavy topics. There’s always a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter if things get dark in the midst of the film’s beautiful colour palette. Rated: 4/5 Nov 22, 2022 Full Review Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast More interested in emotions than a straightforward narrative, Jennifer Reeder's Knives and Skin is simultaneously compelling and confounding. Rated: 3/5 Nov 8, 2022 Full Review Sara Century Syfy Wire Characters are allowed to be shown as problematic and exist without moralistic overtones. Rated: A+ Feb 24, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member The movie has no conflict or resolution, and nothing happens. Pointlessly salacious behavior. All of the pretense of high cinema, but ultimately nothing is accomplished and no meaning or message is conveyed. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review laurent b A beautifully crafted arty movie, that never goes where you think it will, and that is deeply full of shadows and lights, delicate poetry, vibrations, colors and humanity. The best movie I've watched this year, and probably one of the greatest I've ever watched. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a visually pretty movie but it was very weird. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Brad P Ambitious ‘Knives and Skin' Emphasizes Style Over Narrative Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/04/23 Full Review dan c This is one of the most unwatchable movies I've ever seen. Disgusting in every way. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie had some interesting ideas going for it. However, it tries way too hard to be weird and it feels pretty false. Plus, I was never given a reason to invest in any of the characters and a lot of this was just dull. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Audrey Francis as Lynn Kitzmiller and Grace Smith as Joanna Kitzmiller in a scene from "Knives and Skin. Ireon Roach as Charlotte Kurtich in a scene from "Knives and Skin." Ireon Roach as Charlotte Kurtich, Grace Smith as Joanna Kitzmiller and Kayla Carter as Laurel Darlington in a scene from "Knives and Skin. Aurora Real De Asua as April Martinez and Ireon Roach as Charlotte Kurtich in a scene from "Knives and Skin. Raven Whitley as Carolyn Harper in a scene from "Knives and Skin. View more photos

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      Synopsis In the wake of a high school student's mysterious disappearance, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls -- gathering in force until it can no longer be contained.
      Director
      Jennifer Reeder
      Producer
      Tremaine Atkinson
      Screenwriter
      Jennifer Reeder
      Distributor
      IFC Midnight
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 6, 2019, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Dec 8, 2019
      Runtime
      1h 52m
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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