• Trending
    • Certified Fresh & Verified Hot
    • TV Premier dates
    • New horror Movies
    • Best Movies of All Time
  • Movies
    • Movies In Theaters
    • Movies at Home
  • TV Shows
    • New TV
    • Most Popular TV
  • News
    • What to Watch
    • Guides
    • RT News
    • Awards
  • Games
    • Find Your Next Horror Watch
  • Video
  • Showtimes
  • Fanstore
  • About Rotten Tomatoes
  • Critics
  • Download the App Now
  • Logout
Rotten Tomatoes
Suggestions will appear as you start typing. Submit search Movies Tv shows RT App New News Showtimes

Skins

Play trailer Poster for Skins R,  2002,  1h 27m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 62% 52 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
62% Tomatometer 52 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Rudy Yellowshirt is an investigator with the police department and witnesses firsthand the painful legacy of Indian existence. Now faced with the discovery of a bloodied body, a flaming liquor store just off native land that sells millions of cans of beer a year to the native population, and his brother's ongoing self-destruction, Rudy goes on a quest to avenge himself, his family, and his culture and to seek justice.
Skins

What to Know

Critics Consensus

Though at times melodramatic, Skins' harsh depiction of life on the reservation is an eye-opener.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News Nov 7, 2002
B-
It's a haunting indictment of a situation that has by and large been swept under the rug by Americans -- a stirring look at one man's impotent rage. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 18, 2002
3/4
To see this movie is to understand why the faces on Mount Rushmore are so painful and galling to the first Americans. Go to Full Review
Susan Stark Detroit News Oct 11, 2002
3/4
Although mainstream American movies tend to exploit the familiar, every once in a while a film arrives from the margin that gives viewers a chance to learn, to grow, to travel. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Oct 1, 2005
3/5
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Aug 2, 2003
C
While most of the acting was good, some of it was amateurish. Go to Full Review
Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com May 23, 2003
4/5
Like Smoke Signals, the film is also imbued with strong themes of familial ties and spirituality that are powerful and moving without stooping to base melodrama Go to Full Review
Read all reviews
Skins

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING

Cast & Crew

View All

Chris Eyre

Director

Eric Schweig

Rudy Yellow Lodge

Graham Greene

Mogie Yellow Lodge

Gary Farmer

Verdell Weasel Tail

Noah Watts

Herbie Yellow Lodge

Lois Red Elk

Aunt Helen

More Like This

View All
The Bridge 68% 72% The Bridge Watchlist Civil Brand 17% 80% Civil Brand Watchlist Twelve and Holding 73% 79% Twelve and Holding Watchlist Crazy as Hell 53% 56% Crazy as Hell Watchlist Manic 67% 79% Manic Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Skins

Director Chris Eyre on the set of SKINS. The faces of Chief Joseph, Sitting Bull, Dull Knife, and Geronimo (L to R) imprinted over the US Presidents on Mount Rushmore. GRAHAM GREENE stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. ERIC SCHWEIG stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. ERIC SCHWEIG (L) stars as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE (R) stars as Mogie Yellow Lodge in Chris Eyre's SKINS. Skins (2002) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Rudy Yellowshirt is an investigator with the police department and witnesses firsthand the painful legacy of Indian existence. Now faced with the discovery of a bloodied body, a flaming liquor store just off native land that sells millions of cans of beer a year to the native population, and his brother's ongoing self-destruction, Rudy goes on a quest to avenge himself, his family, and his culture and to seek justice.
Director
Chris Eyre
Screenwriter
Adrian C. Louis, Jennifer D. Lyne
Distributor
First Look
Production Co
Grandview Pictures, First Look International, Starz! Encore Entertainment
Rating
R (Language|Violence)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 27, 2002, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 22, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$239.0K
Runtime
1h 27m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Surround
Join The Newsletter Join The Newsletter Cookie Settings