The Reflecting Skin (1990)

7.2	Rating (103 ratings)
6.9	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Philip Ridley

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Viggo Mortensen
Cameron Dove

Lindsay Duncan
Dolphin Blue

Jeremy Cooper
Seth Dove

Sheila Moore
Ruth Dove

Duncan Fraser
Luke Dove

David Longworth
Joshua

Robert Koons
Sheriff Ticker

David Bloom
Deputy

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15 years, 7 months ago at Jul 4 22:25

skykid

The movie did not impress me with its story. The nature scenes and the acting of the young Jeremy Cooper was what did impress me. Actually from what I saw I was almost convinced that all characters in the movie except the three boys the movie starts with are crazy or something. As one other reviewer wrote “In The Reflecting Skin, nobody behaves like a normal person would, and the viewer is left ... read more

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A young boy tries to cope with rural life circa 1950s and his fantasies become a way to interpret events. After his father tells him stories of vampires, he becomes convinced that the widow up the road is a vampire, and tries to find ways of discouraging his brother from seeing her.

Release date: 9 November 1990

Tags: Vampire (7), Coming Of Age (6), Suicide (5), Childhood (5), Frog (5), Gas Station (5), Cornfield (5), Child Molestation (5), Thriller (4), Horror (4), 1990s (4), Child Abuse (4), Fire (4), Dead Baby (4), Drama (3), Disturbing (3), Animal Abuse (3), Death Of Parent (3), Young Boy (3), Usa (2)

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