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Under the Skin

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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. Go to Full Review Kjerstin Johnson Bitch Media 01/21/2021
What started off as a potentially feminist film fell into a tired fairytale. Go to Full Review Sarah Mirk Bitch Media 01/20/2021
It does not develop a plot so much as a fascinating feeling of underlying horror. Go to Full Review JD Duran InSession Film 08/19/2024
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While this film features some interesting themes, it’s also methodical, mundane at times and feels like a bunch of random brushstrokes. Go to Full Review 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… Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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sandie 10/19/2023 best movie to ever exist See more 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. See more 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. See more Scott P @ScottPi Dec 30 What a terrible piece of crap. I want my 100 minutes back. See more 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. See more 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 See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Glazer

Director

Scarlett Johansson

The Female

Jeremy McWilliams

The Bad Man

Lynsey Taylor Mackay

The Dead Woman

Dougie McConnell

Pick-Up Man

Kevin McAlinden

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Movie Info

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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