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The Skinny

Play trailer Poster for The Skinny Released Feb 10, 2012 1h 35m Comedy Drama Romance LGBTQ+ Play Trailer Watchlist
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Five black Brown University classmates, four gay men and a lesbian, reunite in New York City for a weekend of fun, sins, secrets, lies and drama.
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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter The large ensemble deliver mainly endearing performances and the tech elements are solid despite the obvious budget. Jun 8, 2012 Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times Is it a good movie? Not really. Rated: 2/5 Jun 8, 2012 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Jussie Smollett, in particular, shines as Magnus. Rated: 3.0/4.0 Sep 23, 2020 Full Review Alexander Ryll Gay Essential The Skinny is a fun and enjoyable 100 minutes with several interweaving story elements at varying degrees of drama handled with far more aplomb than Polk's earlier, more groundbreaking work. Sep 15, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Rotten to the core, that Jussie is. Why Amazon would think to suggest this garbage is beyond me! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member love love this movie big jussie fan Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Lovely movie and not so cliche. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member I really liked this film; I mean I really liked it. It's not just that there were club scenes and I don't get out...at all any more; the picture perfect cast, the acting, comedic smarts, and great script were fab, too. This is a self-aware screwball comedy that works. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member awesome movie with great acting from Blake young fountain and jessie s. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I liked this movie. I got emotional in two scenes, and I usually don't get emotional watching movies. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Five black Brown University classmates, four gay men and a lesbian, reunite in New York City for a weekend of fun, sins, secrets, lies and drama.
Director
Patrik-Ian Polk
Producer
Patrik-Ian Polk, Carol Ann Shine, Benjamin Feuer
Screenwriter
Patrik-Ian Polk
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 2012, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2016
Runtime
1h 35m
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