The Skeleton Twins is a 2014 American comedy-drama film starring Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig, and directed by Craig Johnson. The film premiered in competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2014. It won the Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic at the festival. Wiig and Hader play fraternal twins in the film. The film received positive reviews; critics praised Johnson's direction and the performances of Hader and Wiig.