Skincare

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Skincare

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Released Aug 16, 2024

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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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

A worthy contribution to the growing microgenre of female-led beauty-themed horror, and some of us out here are ready for more.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 8, 2024

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

This gets a lot about L.A. right.

Sep 16, 2024

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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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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Don’t worry if you have no interest in makeup or skin treatments or even either of those things as a metaphor; neither does “Skincare,” an extremely average thriller in which nothing is complicated and nothing much is concealed.

Rated: C

Jul 7, 2025

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Kevin Harley

Radio Times

Wobbling awkwardly between satire and mystery, Skincare is a slickly mounted LA fable without much going on under the skin.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2025

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Keri O'Shea

Warped Perspective

This is, at its core, a rather dark and nasty film, albeit one which feels it can step away from its summative nastiness for a few moments of light relief.

Dec 1, 2024

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Ethan

Really fun to support these IFC films they are fun and inexpensive for a consumer to have a fun time with I appreciate that a lot

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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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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Brett Wright

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Jordan

Michaela Rodriguez

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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, Jalapeno Goat
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Brief Drug Use|Language Throughout|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
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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