Under the Skin is leaving Netflix Oct. 31: When to watch Scarlett Johansson's sci-fi thriller and where it streams next

If Under the Skin has been sitting in your Netflix queue, the clock is running. Jonathan Glazer’s unsettling 2013 science-fiction film, starring Scarlett Johansson as an alien who preys on men in Scotland, is scheduled to leave Netflix in the US at the end of October.

MovieWeb reports that Oct. 31, 2026, is the last day the film will be available to stream on the service. Netflix’s own Tudum roundup of titles departing in November lists Under the Skin among them, and the tracking site What’s on Netflix puts it on its list of movies leaving Netflix US on Nov. 1. In practice, that means Halloween is your final night to watch it there.

When is Under the Skin leaving Netflix?

What’s on Netflix cautions that removal dates depend on licensing deals and can change, and that dates may vary by region. If you’re outside the US, check your local Netflix library.

Where to watch Under the Skin after it leaves Netflix

The good news is that the film doesn’t disappear from streaming entirely. According to MovieWeb, Under the Skin is currently streaming free, with ads, on:

• Tubi
• Pluto TV
• Plex

The Economic Times also lists The Roku Channel and Fandango as free options, while noting that availability varies by region. It’s worth checking each service before you settle in, since free catalogs change often too.

What is Under the Skin about?

Directed by Glazer and loosely based on Michel Faber’s 2000 novel of the same name, the film follows an extraterrestrial being that takes the form of a woman (Johansson) and drives around Scotland picking up men. Netflix’s own description sums it up as a seductive alien who “prowls the streets in search of prey,” with her victims consumed by a strange liquid pool.

As MovieWeb describes it, the movie opens like a familiar alien-invasion story, then slowly turns into something stranger: a meditation on identity, sexuality and what it means to be human, as the alien starts to understand the body she has taken. It leaves much of its story unexplained, relying on eerie atmosphere instead of exposition, The Economic Times notes.

Why the film is drawing attention again

Under the Skin was a box office disappointment. Reports put its worldwide gross at roughly $7.2 million to $7.4 million against a reported budget of about $13 million or more. MovieWeb points out that it was released the same weekend as Johansson’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which earned more than $95 million domestically in its opening.

Critics saw it differently. The film was nominated for a BAFTA for Outstanding British Film and holds an 84% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, compared with a 55% audience score, a gap that reflects how divisive its slow, unconventional style can be. It has also appeared on lists of the best films of the 21st century, according to The Economic Times.

Its time on Netflix has introduced it to a new audience. The Economic Times, citing ComicBook.com, reported that the film climbed to No. 10 on Moviefone’s Netflix streaming chart before news of its departure spread.

Other titles leaving Netflix around the same time

Under the Skin is part of a larger catalog turnover. Netflix’s November departures list includes 42, American Sniper, Jumanji, Starship Troopers, Nightcrawler, Speed and Steel Magnolias, along with all four seasons of The Big C. What’s on Netflix’s list of Nov. 1 removals also includes several Fast & Furious films and much of the Chucky franchise.

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Earlier coverage: Under the Skin is leaving Netflix: last day to stream Scarlett Johansson's sci-fi film is Oct. 31 (Oct 24)