Overview
A visceral exploration of trauma and identity unfolds in this unsettling tale of obsession and connection.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- disturbing
- provocative
- surreal
- late night arthouse viewing
- horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard Titane as a thrillingly provocative, original, and emotionally affecting work of auteur body horror, while some find its symbolism labored or its treatment of gender troubling.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Alexia’s titanium implant, pregnancy, bodily transformation, and encounters with a car make physical change the film’s dominant visual and thematic language.
Alexia’s passionate bond with the car that injured her drives the film’s transgressive exploration of attraction and embodiment.
Alexia assumes the identity of Adrien while Vincent struggles with aging masculinity, linking disguise, gender, and bodily selfhood.
The film pairs serial violence and body horror with Vincent and Adrien’s hesitant search for emotional attachment.
Films like Titane, and why
Crash
shares provocative body horror, transgressive sexuality, and unsettling human-machine desire
Raw
shares visceral corporeal transformation, gender anxiety, and psychologically disturbing horror
Gozu
shares grotesque desire, surreal bodily imagery, and extreme auteur horror
The Skin I Live In
shares confrontational gender identity themes, shocking violence, and emotionally intense arthouse horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Julia Ducournau
- Release Date
- 2021-07-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1756)
Cast
- Vincent Lindon
- Agathe Rousselle
- Garance Marillier
- Laïs Salameh
- Mara Cissé
- Marin Judas
- Diong-Kéba Tacu
- Myriem Akheddiou
- Bertrand Bonello
- Céline Carrère
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Titane about?
- A traumatized young woman’s bond with a car and a guarded firefighter collide in a fiercely original body-horror drama about identity, desire, and imperfect human connection.
- What is Titane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Titane as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Titane violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Titane as graphic.
- What did critics think of Titane?
- Critics broadly regard Titane as a thrillingly provocative, original, and emotionally affecting work of auteur body horror, while some find its symbolism labored or its treatment of gender troubling.
- Which films are like Titane?
- Films with a similar feel include Crash, Raw, Gozu, and The Skin I Live In.
- How long is Titane?
- Titane runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Titane?
- In United States, Titane is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home.
