Under the Skin

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Under the Skin

R

2014

1h 48m

Sci-Fi

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Disguising herself as a human female, an extraterrestrial (Scarlett Johansson) drives around Scotland and tries to lure unsuspecting men into her van.

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Critics Consensus

Its message may prove elusive for some, but with absorbing imagery and a mesmerizing performance from Scarlett Johansson, Under the Skin is a haunting viewing experience.

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Wael Khairy

RogerEbert.com

03/21/2024

By envisioning a world where the consumers get consumed, the film calls for a reconceptualization of human and nonhuman relationships. “Under the Skin” denies human exceptionalism and supremacy.

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Kjerstin Johnson

Bitch Media

01/21/2021

What started off as a potentially feminist film fell into a tired fairytale.

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

01/20/2021

It does not develop a plot so much as a fascinating feeling of underlying horror.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/19/2024

C+

While this film features some interesting themes, it’s also methodical, mundane at times and feels like a bunch of random brushstrokes.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

01/18/2024

2/5

…any film or streaming version of Faber’s novel would take an Avatar-level budget to produce, and the commercial possibilities would be limited, but Glazer’s sole misstep as a director was to create this absurdly truncated version of this alienating tale…

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Sean Axmaker

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10/20/2023

[Director Jonathan] Glazer is less interested in the what and the why than in the texture of the experience, the intensity of the imagery, the sense of adaptation and alienation as this alien starts to connect with her victims.

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sandie

10/19/2023

best movie to ever exist

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Laurian D

@Laurian Jan 5

I love slow burn movies that keep you guessing and use elements that are open to interpretation. However, this movie dragged for way too long and the metaphors and visual elements used don't help the story, because there isn't much of a story here. It's lack of substance masked by pretentious visuals that ultimately lead to a very irritating finale. Once you sort of understand what was going on, your reaction will be "I can't believe I waited 110 minutes for this." It's more of a message than a story and even if this message would have been delivered in less than 90 minutes, it would still feel like a total waste of time.

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Tim B.

@SlimTim0707 Jan 2

Under the Skin is an incoherent and unengaging example of the gap that sometimes exists between critical and audience acclaim.

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Scott P

@ScottPi Dec 30

What a terrible piece of crap. I want my 100 minutes back.

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keven q

@kevenquinlan Dec 29

Wow. Some of the viewers comments are absolutely inane and laughable. The movie is a Masterpiece. Wonderfully shot and paced. Dark, gloomy, forlorn, melancholy. Explores great topics if you want to dig into it- but it's also easily MISINTERPRETED. The dark pool scene were Haunting! I am sad the movie won critical praise but that people were simply too stupid and vanilla to not get it. It's like Soccer. It's the number 1 sport in the world- and it's awful and boring. The negative reviews= all soccer fans.

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agent s

@AgentSmart Dec 8

1 star for: the black-void seduction kills 1 star for: Mica Levi’s inhuman score 1 star for: Johansson’s eerie restraint 1 star for: the philosophical "what is empathy?" question 0 stars lost for: pacing that tests patience

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - ScarJo Seduces the Deformed Man

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Among Us

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Seducing an Alien

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - The Deformed Man

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - ScarJo Eats Cake

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Scarlett Johansson Watches People Drown

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - The Bloody Rose

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Awkward Bus Ride

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Scarlett Johansson Strips For Her Victim

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Under the Skin: Official Clip - Scarlett Johansson Is an Alien

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Synopsis

Disguising herself as a human female, an extraterrestrial (Scarlett Johansson) drives around Scotland and tries to lure unsuspecting men into her van.

Director: Jonathan Glazer
Producer: Nick Wechsler, James Wilson
Screenwriter: Jonathan Glazer, Walter Campbell
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Film4, FilmNation Entertainment, Sigma Films, Nick Wechsler Productions, UK Film Council, JW Films, Scottish Screen, Creative Scotland, British Film Institute (BFI), Silver Reel
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.6M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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