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 neo noir, with a bleak and contemplative 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 Rural Wilderness

When

2010s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Premise

Neo Noir

Themes

IdentityIsolation

Tone

BleakContemplative

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Sparse Quiet

Based on

Pure Fiction

2002
25th Hour
New York City — 2000s
Urbandir. Spike Lee
1971
A Clockwork Orange
London — Near Future
Urbandir. Stanley Kubrick
1950
All About Eve
New York City — 1940s · 1950s
Urbandir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1976
All the President's Men
Washington DC — 1970s
Urbandir. Alan J. Pakula
1999
American Beauty
1990s
Suburbandir. Sam Mendes
2023
The Zone of Interest
Auschwitz — 1940s
Ruraldir. Jonathan Glazer

Under the Skin

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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