Under the Skin

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Under the Skin

R

Released Apr 4, 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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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

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.

Mar 21, 2024

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Kjerstin Johnson

Bitch Media

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

Jan 21, 2021

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Sarah Mirk

Bitch Media

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

Jan 20, 2021

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JD Duran

InSession Film

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

Rated: C+

Aug 19, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…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…

Rated: 2/5

Jan 18, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

[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.

Oct 20, 2023

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sandie

best movie to ever exist

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/19/23

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THE NASHVILLE I

Critics pump this film up to feel smart, but it’s honest to God a borefest. You’ll be dragging your energy like an anchor, trying to stay awake because it really seems like something always about to shake loose like in the X-Files, but no dice. Probably the most disappointing film of the 2010’s, given the bizarrely rave reviews.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/28/25

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Xian C.

Read Wael K’s review before you watch this. I’d have never understood it in a million years but reading his review made it all understandable, and thus a WOW film for me. Read the review. Watch the movie. Thank me later.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Aldis H

Since Johansson can't act to begin with, it makes sense to have her not act in this movie, as an automaton, an incredibly boring character. There is an enigmatic motorcyclist that appears but never actually does anything, kind of like the whole movie, which is very slow and boring. The book is really good. The movie? Well, not really possible to adapt the book. This was a box office failure. Easy to see why. "It was the only time an audience booed a film." -Venice Film Festival director Alberto Barbera

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Marc M

This movie was terrible. I can't understand how it has such a high rating. I normally like unusual indie-type movies, or at least can appreciate the effort, but this is self-conscious, pseudo-intellectual, pretentious, and mind-numbingly boring. It was a supreme struggle to sit through.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/18/25

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jacob c

Though at times utterly perplexing and obscure, Under the Skin’s high points are indeed very high, with Scarlett Johansson’s intriguing performance, the unsettling visuals, and its phenomenal score being standouts. There was also a striking theme of human empathy throughout.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Jonathan Glazer

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The Female

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Lynsey Taylor Mackay

The Dead Woman

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Pick-Up Man

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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 Is an Alien

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

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

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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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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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