Overview
A man’s mid-life crisis leads him to a supernatural jacket that changes everything.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- absurdist
- darkly comic
- eerie
- arthouse movie night
- dark comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film to be an accessible yet distinctive absurdist horror comedy elevated by Jean Dujardin's daring performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Georges organizes his new identity, ambitions, and behavior around the supernatural deerskin jacket.
Georges and Denise collaborate on a film project inspired by the jacket and its supposed vision.
The story presents Georges's bizarre transformation and murderous fixation through restrained, matter-of-fact humor.
The recently divorced Georges abandons his former life and constructs a new identity in an alpine village.
Films like Deerskin, and why
Rubber
Shares absurdist comedy, macabre escalation, eccentric protagonists, and a distinctly offbeat French sensibility.
The Greasy Strangler
Combines deadpan surrealism, bizarre obsession, dark humor, and a formally playful genre premise.
The Lobster
Features a lonely outsider, escalating psychological fixation, and uncomfortable comedy shaped by alienation.
In Fabric
Pairs grotesque humor with surreal horror and a protagonist whose compulsions distort ordinary social life.
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Dupieux
- Release Date
- 2019-06-19
- Runtime
- 77 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (797)
Cast
- Jean Dujardin
- Adèle Haenel
- Albert Delpy
- Coralie Russier
- Pierre Gommé
- Laurent Nicolas
- Caroline Piette
- Stéphane Jobert
- Marie Bunel
- Panayotis Pascot
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Deerskin about?
- A recently divorced drifter reinvents himself around a supernatural deerskin jacket, dragging an alpine village into his violently absurd cinematic fantasy.
- What is Deerskin like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Deerskin as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Deerskin violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Deerskin as moderate.
- What did critics think of Deerskin?
- Critics broadly found the film to be an accessible yet distinctive absurdist horror comedy elevated by Jean Dujardin's daring performance.
- Which films are like Deerskin?
- Films with a similar feel include Rubber, The Greasy Strangler, The Lobster, and In Fabric.
- How long is Deerskin?
- Deerskin runs 77 minutes.
- Where can I watch Deerskin?
- In United States, Deerskin is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home.
