The Skeleton Twins
dir. Craig Johnson · 2014
After a decade apart, twins Maggie and Milo find themselves reunited on the same day they both narrowly escape death. As they navigate their shared past and the weight of their individual struggles, the film captures the bittersweet essence of familial bonds and the dark humor that can emerge from tragedy.
After ten years of estrangement, twins Maggie and Milo coincidentally cheat death on the same day, prompting them to reunite and confront how their lives went so wrong. As the twins' reunion reinvigorates them both, they realize that the key to fixing their lives just may lie in fixing their relationship with each other.
Talking points
- the impact of family on personal identity
- the role of humor in dealing with trauma
- the complexities of sibling relationships
- mental health representation in film
