Crimes of the Future
In a decaying near future, a celebrated performance artist transforms his rapidly mutating body into a stage for transhumanist conflict.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- eerie
- provocative
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a provocative, elegant, quintessentially Cronenbergian return to body horror, while noting that its mysteries remain deliberately or frustratingly unresolved.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Accelerated Evolution Syndrome causes humans to develop new organs and drives conflict between those embracing and policing bodily change.
Saul Tenser and Caprice turn the removal of Tenser's organs into theatrical performances for devoted audiences.
Government authorities and a strange subculture both monitor Tenser as human evolution spreads.
The film introduces competing factions, unexplained biological changes, and political mysteries without fully clarifying their implications.
Films like Crimes of the Future, and why
Videodrome
shared body horror, transhumanist anxiety, clinical eroticism, and provocative science fiction
The Fly
shared grotesque biological transformation, unsettling medical imagery, and Cronenbergian science fiction horror
Tetsuo: The Iron Man
shared philosophical body horror, mutation, and bleak speculation about human evolution
Possessor
shared art-film sensibility, dystopian biotechnology, and disturbing visions of altered bodies
Movie Details
- Director
- David Cronenberg
- Release Date
- 2022-05-25
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1338)
Cast
- Viggo Mortensen
- Léa Seydoux
- Scott Speedman
- Kristen Stewart
- Welket Bungué
- Don McKellar
- Tanaya Beatty
- Nadia Litz
- Lihi Kornowski
- Denise Capezza
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Crimes of the Future about?
- In a decaying near future, a celebrated performance artist transforms his rapidly mutating body into a stage for transhumanist conflict.
- What is Crimes of the Future like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Crimes of the Future as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Crimes of the Future violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Crimes of the Future as graphic.
- What did critics think of Crimes of the Future?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a provocative, elegant, quintessentially Cronenbergian return to body horror, while noting that its mysteries remain deliberately or frustratingly unresolved.
- Which films are like Crimes of the Future?
- Films with a similar feel include Videodrome, The Fly, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, and Possessor.
- How long is Crimes of the Future?
- Crimes of the Future runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Crimes of the Future?
- In United States, Crimes of the Future streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
