Skincare

R

Released Aug 16

1h 34m

Mystery & Thriller

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Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara (Luis Gerardo Méndez) opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store. She starts to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage her reputation and business, and together with her friend Jordan (Lewis Pullman) she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of who is trying to destroy her life.

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Critics Consensus

Skincare's script could use some rejuvenation, but Elizabeth Banks' superb performance gives this thriller its own kind of radiance.

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Peter Travers

ABC News

Beauty can be an ugly business so it’s too bad this tense, fitfully funny satire about vanity scammers only goes skin deep. But it’s all flowers for Elizabeth Banks who is sheer bonkers perfection as a cosmetics control freak losing control.

Aug 23, 2024

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

A compellingly sleazy ‘80s-style thriller — or at least a convincing facsimile of one. The story may be only skin-deep, but Banks and Pullman find something truthfully hopeless in these surface pleasures.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 19, 2024

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

The twisted and darkly unnerving comedic thriller Skincare is basically I, Tonya, only with boutique spas instead of ice skating.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 17, 2024

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Joe Friar

Fort Worth Report

The neo-noir thriller pulsates with nervous energy, and the story, inspired by actual events, keeps you on the edge of your seat. Elizabeth Banks is terrific.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 4, 2024

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Elizabeth Banks' performance as a woman on the verge makes the movie interesting.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 27, 2024

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Skincare is a whodunit in which audiences will likely figure out the who before the character "dun it."

Aug 26, 2024

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Kera W

Skincare is a hidden gem! The multiple themes shown in this film including jealousy, paranoia, and feminine rage, career driven, gender equality, and equal protection dominance. I enjoyed the vibrant tone and colors within the cinematography and script. - Clearly Entertainment

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/02/24

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Indira Gutierrez

Funny, yet dark, with suspenseful aspects. An interesting film about image obsession, paranoia, and ego.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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See A Lot

The movie was interesting and better than I espected.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Jill V C

It will be streaming on tv in 2 months save your time and money. It was rather dumb, and not particularly interesting or entertaining.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Roy J

Elizabeth Banks rocks as always. Wish the writers had gone through a few more drafts because the movie is heavily flawed. Nonetheless, kept me entertained.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Mr. Hollywood

Was just decent. Shouldve pushed more with the B movie vibes and it wouldve been better. Its pretty much just a lazy Saturday afternoon watch. Its like an episode of Law and Order or any police procedural from the victim of the week angle.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Austin Peters

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Elizabeth Banks

Hope

Nathan Fillion

Brett Wright

Lewis Pullman

Jordan

Michaela Rodriguez

Marine

Luis Gerardo Méndez

Angel

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Synopsis

Famed aesthetician Hope Goldman (Elizabeth Banks) is about to take her career to the next level by launching her very own skincare line, but her personal and work lives are challenged when rival facialist Angel Vergara (Luis Gerardo Méndez) opens a new skincare boutique directly across from her store. She starts to suspect that someone is trying to sabotage her reputation and business, and together with her friend Jordan (Lewis Pullman) she embarks on a mission to unravel the mystery of who is trying to destroy her life.

Director: Austin Peters
Producer: Logan Lerman, Jonathan Schwartz
Screenwriter: Sam Freilich, Austin Peters, Deering Regan
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Iervolino & Lady Bacardi Entertainment
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 16, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $456.0K
Runtime: 1h 34m

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