The Skulls
★ 5.8 · 2000 · 106m · Crime · Drama · Thriller
A senior at an Ivy League college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.
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