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The Skinny

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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 06/08/2012
The large ensemble deliver mainly endearing performances and the tech elements are solid despite the obvious budget. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 06/08/2012
2/5
Is it a good movie? Not really. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/23/2020
3.0/4.0
Jussie Smollett, in particular, shines as Magnus. Go to Full Review Alexander Ryll Gay Essential 09/15/2019
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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07/08/2022 Rotten to the core, that Jussie is. Why Amazon would think to suggest this garbage is beyond me! See more 05/12/2017 love love this movie big jussie fan See more 11/04/2015 Lovely movie and not so cliche. See more 12/13/2014 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. See more 04/25/2014 awesome movie with great acting from Blake young fountain and jessie s. See more 04/11/2014 I liked this movie. I got emotional in two scenes, and I usually don't get emotional watching movies. See more Read all reviews
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Patrik-Ian Polk

Director

Jussie Smollett

Magnus

Blake Young-Fountain

Sebastian

Shanika Warren-Markland

Langston

Michael Franklin

Michael

Anthony Burrell

Kyle
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The Skinny

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Movie Info

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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