Under the Skin (2014)

March 14, 2014 (GB) • Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama • 108m

Overview

A seductive stranger prowls the streets of Glasgow in search of prey: unsuspecting men who fall under her spell.

Director

Walter Campbell, Michel Faber, Jonathan Glazer, Milo Addica

Top Billed

Scarlett Johansson

Keywords

based on novel or book scotland edinburgh, scotland alien prowler body snatchers callous wry

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Reviews

Andres Gomez

⭐ 6/10

October 26, 2015

Johansson makes a great performance in an unlikely role, adding great sensuality to the film, even with her very different looking.

The story and movie on itself is a rarety. Very fresh but, also, kind of an unfinished joke.

talisencrw

⭐ 9/10

August 8, 2016

This was a very bizarre and unique viewing experience for me. I greatly enjoy cinematic puzzles, and directors who have the wherewithal, guts and personal integrity to stick to their guns and project their distinct visions without caving in to corporate pressure or normal sensibilities. It is work like this at the cinematic vanguard that makes cinema the most aesthetic of all art forms and the greatest and most intrinsically satisfying component … read the rest.

Reno

⭐ 6/10

December 14, 2016

**The lady from the white van.**

First of all, this is not an entertaining film, but an alien theme on a fictional plot like how they would come live among us. Before that, they need to look like us, so they steal human skins and that's what this film is about. Most of the film was in a van driving around in the Scottland. An alien disguised as a human, looking for the single men in the uncrowded places to seduce and steal their skins. But one… read the rest.

larz9

⭐ 1/10

May 27, 2017

A total artistic wank piece. The plot moves at a glacial speed, thanks to all the filler in it. Sure, it's about a curious alien living among humans and consuming them in some mysterious black fluid that only said alien can walk on.

Other than that, it is absolutely boring as hell and totally lacking in any amount of entertainment. The cinematography itself is great though only in some limited moments. I have a thing for beautiful landscapes b… read the rest.

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

February 19, 2024

Well hats off to Scarlett Johansson for agreeing to come filming in a wet and wintry Glasgow for this quite intriguing sci-fi drama. She drives around the city in her van, ostensibly on the prowl for horny young men looking for a quickie. Back at her's, though - and that's not always the same place - they find themselves in all together different sticky situation. There's no violence, or brutality - just a gentle, I suppose drowning, sensation. W… read the rest.

sickingupdaisies

⭐ 9/10

October 23, 2024

What a beautifully intriguing film. I can tell it's not for everyone, but I certainly enjoyed it beginning to end.

It's very visually interesting with well executed practical effects and eerie sound design. Scarlett Jo does an incredible job in her role, she manages to sell being something not quite human.

There isn't a a neatly packaged narrative that wraps up nicely at the end, so if that's what you want then maybe skip this one.

I'… read the rest.

badelf

⭐ 4/10

April 3, 2025

Jonathan Glazer's "Under the Skin" arrives with the weight of critical adoration and art-house credentials, yet ultimately delivers less than its reputation suggests. While technically accomplished, the film demonstrates that technical virtuosity alone cannot substitute for genuine creativity.

Mica Levi's dissonant score creates a genuinely unsettling atmosphere, and the hidden camera techniques yield moments of documentary-like authenticity (… read the rest.