Plainclothes vs Skin
Plainclothes has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.9/10 for Skin). Plainclothes is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 50m. Skin is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Plainclothes
Skin| Plainclothes | Skin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Romance | Crime, Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Carmen Emmi | Guy Nattiv |
| Main cast | Maria Dizzia, Tom Blyth, Gabe Fazio, Christian Cooke, Russell Tovey | Bill Camp, Mike Colter, Vera Farmiga, Russell Posner, Daniel Henshall |
Synopsis
Plainclothes
In 1990s New York, an undercover police officer receives an assignment to lure and arrest gay men. However, he's surprised to discover a scintillating connection with one of his targets. As their secret connection deepens and internal pressure to deliver arrests intensifies, he finds himself torn between duty and desire.
Skin
A destitute young man, raised by racist skinheads and notorious among white supremacists, turns his back on hatred and violence to transform his life, with the help of a black activist and the woman he loves.
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