Mysterious Skin (2004)

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AKA:
Directed by: Gregg Araki
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Neil), Brady Corbet (Brian), Chase Ellison (young Neil), George Webster (young Brian), Elisabeth Shue (Neil’s mother), Bill Sage (Coach), Chris Mulkey (Brian’s father), Lisa Long (Brian’s mother), Michelle Trachtenberg (Wendy), Jeff Licon (Eric)
Country: United States
Language: English (Eng Subs)
Runtime: 01:45:04
Genres: Rape-Sexual-Violence against Men, Gay, Old-Young, Sci-Fi, Teensploitation

Plot – Spoilers:
Mysterious Skin follows the experiences of two boys Neil and Brian one summer as 8 year-olds and then picks up when they’re fifteen. That one summer shapes their worldview and future experiences. There is some alien abduction and scifi along the way that seems ridiculous and jarring, but if you stick with it, it all pulls together in the end.

Mysterious Skin is a harsh reminder of the effects of child abuse and a pivotal movie in the genre.

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Ilovedrugsnotsex
Ilovedrugsnotsex
June 23, 2026 8:52 pm

So do you think that the abducted girl was also raped?

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June 22, 2026 4:49 pm

this movie has so much symbolic meaning to it and for the victims who had to go through this trauma and watching this, I want you to know to keep going because they will get the karma they deserve, help is available and people that love you will always be there for you.

KRST
KRST
June 22, 2026 3:08 am

100/100

pedro
pedro
June 20, 2026 4:03 pm

fuck all the pedos on this comment section, kill yourself and stop being a little piece of shit on the earth.

ChudAssDude
ChudAssDude
June 19, 2026 4:07 am

I hate this movie so much. 10/10.

Jocy
Jocy
June 13, 2026 2:14 pm

made me cry more then once. it was so sad though how it was painted giving yourself a view of what survives of Sa have gone through it was beautiful.

disgustingcreepgirl
disgustingcreepgirl
June 8, 2026 7:48 am

Such a good sick beautiful movie I coulf watch this movie 200 times and still find something interesting in it

#*#
#*#
June 4, 2026 11:34 am

That was jus depressing. frigging aliens

laurapalmer
laurapalmer
June 3, 2026 5:25 pm

effedupmovies commenters try not to be a pedophile in the comments (level impossible)

thurtzx.
thurtzx.
June 3, 2026 9:05 am

great movie. only watch it once.

scarlett
scarlett
June 2, 2026 10:29 pm

why is everyone just a loser pedophile in this comment section

nyanpasu
nyanpasu
June 1, 2026 11:39 pm

Seeing all of you relating to this movie and being in this website is really sad… Remember everything will get better, it just takes time. And everyone will get what they deserve…

Daniex
Daniex
May 21, 2026 6:18 am

What a beautiful movie

Dnfngng
Dnfngng
May 19, 2026 11:26 pm

I don’t remember everything but it wasn’t aliens. I loved the movie.

zzzzxzxcxz
zzzzxzxcxz
May 3, 2026 9:40 am

Movie related to me so much, made me remembered what happened when I was little.

Someguyonline
Someguyonline
April 29, 2026 3:28 pm

I still donโ€™t remember who did it to me. I donโ€™t remember what happened. All I know was it wasnโ€™t aliens. I have ideas, little memories that give hints but other than that nothing. I remember talking about having sex with other children and adults acting excited about it. They asked โ€˜if it went in?โ€™. I donโ€™t remember why I was doing what I was doing or what happened. I donโ€™t think I ever will. I donโ€™t know if I want to.

baby lanza
baby lanza
April 22, 2026 2:08 am

why did this movie had to blow up on tiktok bro

kairen
kairen
April 21, 2026 7:02 am

this shit fucked me up rewatching it. my dad raped me when i was 7, i couldnt remember it. im 14 now and watching this film when i was 11 helped me remember alot. my mental health is getting alot better after remembering. i dont feel so much as if somethings missing anymore. great film, 10/10.

ria
ria
April 17, 2026 5:44 am

this and jetboy are NOT for the weak

Coach
Coach
April 11, 2026 1:50 am

I like this movie ๐Ÿ™‚

Coach666
Coach666
April 9, 2026 7:44 pm

This movie made me cum many times

kys pedos
kys pedos
April 5, 2026 9:43 am

average male dominated comment sectionโ€ฆ yikes

BigDick123
BigDick123
April 3, 2026 5:17 am

I really liked this movie.

I’m a coach by the way. ๐Ÿ™‚

Maximoo
Maximoo
April 2, 2026 12:44 pm

These comments are actually disgusting.

222mp3
222mp3
March 29, 2026 5:26 pm

these comments disturbed me ALOT more than the movie itself

lancky19
lancky19
March 29, 2026 3:02 am

Scenes were hot, wish we saw more of coach and the boys.

Satan666
Satan666
March 19, 2026 7:12 pm

Funny movie ๐Ÿ™‚

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๐“Ÿ๐“ป๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฌ๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ โ™ก
March 19, 2026 3:50 am

If I wear a very short skirt, is it my fault for getting raped and beaten? I find myself blaming myself for what happened. I relate to this movie deeply, it’s beautifully made.

63674886
63674886
March 17, 2026 8:11 pm

Take this however you all want, you sick fucks, but you’ll see who ends up begging and crying in the end. Hell is waiting for all of you, and that makes me so joyful, but what’s even better is to hear the screams and the sound of flesh being torn by teeth. The innocent pay while the evil laughs in joy but no more. That thing doesn’t see good nor evil it just wants to cause pain, and all it took was a soul to let it out from the pits of hell. Your faith is seald he knows everything about you, all your pathetic life and regrets and when you all get raped by burning sharp claws and tortured to suddenly just when you think its over it will get worse and worse you’ll hear its laughter over and over as it devours your flesh and cuts down your member slowly with a thin sharp blade seeing how now you scream as its opened up like a hotdog bun and then burn it as you hear it laughing. You’ll live the rest of your lives like a living tree trunk. laugh at this, i dont care because in the end Satan and his legions will drag you with them but before that the sacrifice has been made to make all of you pay on earth as well. Docimedis perdidit manicilia dua qui illas involavit ut mentes suas perdat et oculos suos in fano ubi destinat SEE YALL IN HELL

Fuckoffslut
Fuckoffslut
March 17, 2026 1:13 am

Tell us you are a cocksucking femoid WHORE without telling us. We get it.

CoachJim
CoachJim
March 17, 2026 1:06 am

These boys are cute ๐Ÿ™‚

j
j
March 17, 2026 1:06 am

shut up whore

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March 17, 2026 1:05 am

Stop spam posting, bitch.

Nobody cares about you.