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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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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Daniel M

Dec 1

I’m rating this movie so high not because it’s so amazing, but because of how much I liked it as a total package. It’s a very strange movie, which ends up making more sense with the plots twist at the end. The cinematography and soundtrack are amazing and very eerie and creepy. Scarlett was amazing and the story had me wondering "wtf is happening" from beginning to end. It’s definitely one of those movies you think about for a while.

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Mike L

Nov 26

Scarlett Johannson's accent is atrocious. It made the movie unwatchable.

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Mark H

@Markle-Sparkle Nov 13

Scarlett Johanson is so very good at not being able to act. LOL. BIZARRE!

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A.W. E

@A.W.E Nov 13

Mesmeric Performance by Scarlett Johanson. Stunning Visuals. A handful of Eroticas. This trio feature make up for the movie's graphic beauty. But.... character motivation,rationale is zero. Mr. Director never got to show us what became of her last victim. The lead is not human, yeah, nevertheless she portrays desire to be human, especially in her wandering about for shelter. What does she really want from our planet? No clue and Mr. Director loves it that way.

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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 - Awkward Bus Ride

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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 Is an Alien

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

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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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