Under the Skin is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Jonathan Glazer, and written by Glazer and Walter Campbell as a loose adaptation of Michel Faber's 2000 novel of the same name. It received praise from critics, particularly for Scarlett Johansson's performance, Glazer's directorial style, and Mica Levi's score. It was named one of the best films of 2014 and one of the best films of the decade by many critics and publications.
Accolades
Legacy
Under the Skin appeared on numerous critics' and filmmakers' lists of the decade's best films:
- 1st â Little White Lies
- 1st â Robbie Collin, The Telegraph
- 1st â Tim Robey, The Telegraph
- 1st â Simon Abrams, RogerEbert.com
- 1st â Justine Smith, RogerEbert.com
- 1st â Susannah Gruder, Reverse Shot
- 1st â La Septième Obsession
- 2nd â Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
- 2nd â IndieWire
- 2nd â Tara Brady and Donald Clarke, The Irish Times
- 2nd â Patrick Gamble, Kinoscope
- 2nd â Derek Smith, Slant Magazine
- 3rd â Geoff Berkshire, The Los Angeles Times
- 3rd â The Skinny
- 4th â Scott Tobias, The A.V. Club
- 4th â Noel Murray, The A.V. Club
- 4th â Matt Prigge
- 5th â Jessica Green, Film Comment
- 5th â Les Inrockuptibles
- 6th â Time Out
- 6th â Keith Phipps, The A.V. Club
- 6th â Paste
- 7th â RogerEbert.com
- 7th â HyperAllergic
- 7th â Consequence of Sound
- 8th â Eric Henderson, Slant Magazine
- 9th â Cahiers du Cinéma
- 9th â Charles Bramesco, The A.V. Club
- 10th â Justin Chang, The Los Angeles Times
- 10th â Slant Magazine
- 10th â Ty Burr, The Boston Globe
- 9th â The A.V. Club
- 11th â Film Comment
- 11th â Adam Kempenaar, Filmspotting
- 12th â Ashley Clark, Film Comment
- 14th â The International Cinephile Society
- 15th â João Pedro Rodrigues, Cahiers du Cinéma
- 15th â Jesse Hassenger, The A.V. Club
- 15th â Vulture
- 17th â Beatriz Loayza, The A.V. Club
- 18th â Brian Tallerico, RogerEbert.com
- 20th â Joanna Di Mattia, Seventh Row
- Unranked â Kleber Mendonça Filho, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked â Alice Winocour, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked â Monia Chokri, Cahiers du Cinéma
- Unranked â Olivier Père, Arte TV
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