Skeletons

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Skeletons

2010

1h 33m

Comedy

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Two exorcists remove the skeletons from people's cupboards revealing embarassing secrets.

Jonathan Zwickel

Seattle Times

A warmhearted, quietly ambitious film.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 2, 2010

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David Gritten

Daily Telegraph (UK)

One hesitates to over-praise such a delicate, small-scale work, but Whitfield seems like a major talent.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 2, 2010

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

Balancing oddity and fantasy with real emotions and pain is a difficult trick to pull off. Whitfield has managed it nicely.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 1, 2010

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

Packed with crisp British humor and touching moments, Skeletons may lose you a few times during some of the trippier memory sequences, but hang in there. Its charm will win you over by the end.

Mar 9, 2019

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Molly Templeton

Eugene Weekly (OR)

The way [Nick] Whitfield never bounds his characters' existences with biography, gives Skeletons the resonance of a short story that contains an entire life, painted on a tiny canvas but composed of vital details that tell all the important truths.

Feb 27, 2019

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Graham Young

Birmingham Post

It's decidedly low budget, but sufficiently inventive enough to have won the Michael Powell prize for being the best of British at the Edinburgh Film Festival.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 12, 2010

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mark r

Brilliant, quirky comedy-drama.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Bring some subtle existentialism into a timeless frame of English countryside, add it with psychic exorcism slash astral time migration Roald Dahl style, and then a dash of Terry Gilliam or perhaps Emir Kusturica humor together with Bulgarian music, and it's truly not very easy to tell what you get. Something special and almost great. One thing is certain, it's out of the ordinary, and the acting and cinematography is very good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

A quirky and interesting tale. Not outstanding in any area, but a very pleasant way to spend 90 minutes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Enjoyed this film so much since the first time I stumbled across it. Very funny, a bit silly, and also quite sad. But with a happy ending too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Creative, funny and touching. This film just works from all angles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

Quirky, off beat and charming. Holds the interest throughout with strong cast & characters, and an unpredictable plot. Absolutely loved it

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Synopsis

Two exorcists remove the skeletons from people's cupboards revealing embarassing secrets.

Director: Nick Whitfield
Producer: Tracy Brimm, Kate Myers, Paul Welsh
Screenwriter: Nick Whitfield
Production Co: Scottish Screen, EM Media, Forward Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2016
Runtime: 1h 33m