‘Under The Skin’ voted best British film of the 21st century in critics poll
nme.comUnder The Skin has been named the best British film of the 21st century in a critics poll.Conducted by MASSIVE Cinema, the poll consisted of 60 film reviewers from national newspapers, leading film magazines and freelance critics.
Any British film released from January 1 2000 was eligible, with 179 films receiving at least one vote.Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Under The Skin starred Scarlett Johansson as a shape-shifting alien who drives around Glasgow to prey on unsuspecting men.
It was released in 2014 and was deemed a box office failure, yet was critically acclaimed at the time.Director Lynne Ramsay took two spots within the top ten, with 2002’s Movern Callar ranked at number two while 2018’s You Were Never Really Here starring Joaquin Phoenix placed ninth.Paddington 2, Fish Tank and The Souvenir completed the top five, followed by This Is England, The Favourite and Children Of Men respectively.You can check out the top 20 films as voted by critics below.
You can check out a list of the top 100 here.Under The Skin is director Glazer’s third feature film, following 2000’s Sexy Beast and Birth released in 2004.
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