A biaxially-oriented polyethylene (BOPE) multilayer film comprising a skin layer with a matte surface and a core, the core comprising one or more layers, the film characterized by the following: (A) the skin layer with a matte surface comprising, in weight percent (wt%) based upon the weight of the skin layer: from 20 to 80 wt% of an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized ethylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers), and wherein the ethylene-based polymer in the skin layer is an ethylene/C 4 -C 8 α-olefin copolymer with a density from 0.870_g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, and from 80 to 20 wt% of a propylene-based polymer, wherein the propylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized propylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers); each of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer having a storage modulus, with a difference between the storage modulus of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer of greater than 40 MPa at 110°C, and greater than 18 MPa at 120°C, wherein the storage modulus is measured using the method as defined in the description; (B) the matte surface of the skin layer has a gloss of less than 50% as measured by ASTM D2457 at an angle of 45°; (C) the core comprising at least 50 wt% of an ethylene-based polymer based on the weight of all of the core layers; (D) the film having a thickness, and the core comprising at least 50% of the film thickness; and (E) the film is oriented in the machine direction at a draw ratio from 2:1 to 6:1, and in the cross direction from 2:1 to 11:1. (A) the skin layer with a matte surface comprising, in weight percent (wt%) based upon the weight of the skin layer: from 20 to 80 wt% of an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized ethylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers), and wherein the ethylene-based polymer in the skin layer is an ethylene/C 4 -C 8 α-olefin copolymer with a density from 0.870_g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, and from 80 to 20 wt% of a propylene-based polymer, wherein the propylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized propylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers); each of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer having a storage modulus, with a difference between the storage modulus of the ethylene-based polymer and the propylene-based polymer of greater than 40 MPa at 110°C, and greater than 18 MPa at 120°C, wherein the storage modulus is measured using the method as defined in the description; from 20 to 80 wt% of an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized ethylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers), and wherein the ethylene-based polymer in the skin layer is an ethylene/C 4 -C 8 α-olefin copolymer with a density from 0.870_g/cc to 0.930 g/cc, and from 80 to 20 wt% of a propylene-based polymer, wherein the propylene-based polymer is a polymer that contains more than 50 wt% polymerized propylene monomer (based on the total amount of polymerizable monomers); (B) the matte surface of the skin layer has a gloss of less than 50% as measured by ASTM D2457 at an angle of 45°; (C) the core comprising at least 50 wt% of an ethylene-based polymer based on the weight of all of the core layers; (D) the film having a thickness, and the core comprising at least 50% of the film thickness; and (E) the film is oriented in the machine direction at a draw ratio from 2:1 to 6:1, and in the cross direction from 2:1 to 11:1. <EOS>