2014 · 108 min · R

Under the Skin

Name: Under the Skin
Genre: Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 2014
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay, Dougie McConnell, Kevin McAlinden

Directed by Jonathan Glazer · Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama

Under the Skin (2014) is a Thriller film, directed by Jonathan Glazer set in Glasgow during the 2010s, in winter. It runs 108 minutes and is rated R.

A alien invasion, with a bleak and surreal dreamlike tone. Themes of identity and isolation run throughout.

Composer

Mica Levi

Cinematography

Daniel Landin

Cast

Scarlett JohanssonJeremy McWilliamsLynsey Taylor MackayDougie McConnellKevin McAlindenD. MeadeAndrew GormanJoe Szula

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Glasgow

Setting

Urban Wilderness Mountain

When

2010s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Alien Invasion

Themes

Identity Isolation

Tone

BleakSurreal DreamlikeContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale LedNon Human Lead

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

2016
Arrival
Near Future
Ruraldir. Denis Villeneuve
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Indiana · Wyoming — 1970s
Rural · Wildernessdir. Steven Spielberg
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
California — 1980s
Suburbandir. Steven Spielberg
1999
Ratcatcher
Glasgow — 1970s
Urbandir. Lynne Ramsay
2002
Signs
Pennsylvania — 2000s
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Auschwitz — 1940s
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Under the Skin

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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