Movie · 2025 · Comedy, Drama · 1h 40m · R · English
Curator score: 6.9/10 (167.2K ratings)
We're all just looking for someone who gets us.
Overview
Two men who lost their respective twin brothers develop a growing friendship after meeting in a support group. However, both harbor long-hidden secrets that threaten to tear them apart.
Ratings
Curator score: 6.9/10
IMDb: 7.4/10
Letterboxd: 3.75/5
Metacritic: 79
TMDB: 7.2/10
Director
James Sweeney
Production
TPC, Permut Presentations, Backyard Plane
Cast
Dylan O'Brien, James Sweeney, Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Arkira Chantaratananond, Tasha Smith, Susan Park, Cree Cicchino, Crystal Anne Muñoz, Kody Harvard, Katie Findlay, Pauline Dorsey, Jannette Bloom, Jack Clevenger, Conner Deadrick, Heidi Herschbach, Teddy Van Ee, Davis King
Where to watch
Hulu
Curator Review
Verdict
A sharp, offbeat dramedy with a strong hook, emotional undercurrent, and a nasty streak of social discomfort that seems to be part of the point. The premise promises grief, identity games, and messy intimacy, and the response suggests it lands as both funny and unsettling in a way that rewards viewers who like their character studies a little unhinged.
Best for
viewers who like darkly comic indie dramas
fans of grief stories with a queer or sexually ambiguous edge
people drawn to awkward, high-wire performances
audiences who enjoy twisty relationship dynamics and moral discomfort
Skip if
you want a straightforward feel-good support-group drama
you dislike cringe comedy or sexually explicit humor
you prefer cleanly sympathetic characters
you need a plot that stays emotionally grounded and realistic
Overview
Twinless plays like a grief comedy with teeth: two men bond over twin loss, then start using each other as mirrors, confidants, and maybe weapons. The setup is simple, but the movie appears to thrive on the instability underneath it, turning support-group intimacy into something funny, sad, and increasingly dangerous.
Worth noting
What stands out most is the tonal gamble. It seems to balance sincere mourning with sharp sexual and social provocation, which gives it a live-wire energy rather than a polite indie sheen. That kind of material can curdle fast, but the film’s appeal is likely in how far it’s willing to push embarrassment, loneliness, and self-mythology.
Bottom line
If you like movies where the laughs come with a wince, this looks like a strong watch. It should especially work for viewers who enjoy character-driven stories that keep revealing how fragile and performative identity can be when people are desperate to be understood.
Top Letterboxd reviews
-ˏˋ mak ˊˎ- (3★) · 15092 likes
james sweeney wrote, directed, and cast himself bottoming for dylan o’brien. this is the kind of greed they talked about in the bible
nicoledrabek (4★) · 11608 likes
girl that funeral BOB
kyle (4★) · 8471 likes
watching this on 9/11… talk about twinless
Evasive (4.5★) · 5931 likes
moral of the story is never trust a twink????
tkthetank (4★) · 5714 likes
“I like boobs”
Not Dylan O’Brien playing both the straightest and gayest man I’ve ever seen in a movie.