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Crimes of the Future Movie (1970): Where to watch and stream online

Crimes of the Future

Sci-Fi

1970, Movie, 1h 3min

In this early feature from David Cronenberg, a dermatologist named Adrian Tripod searches for his missing mentor, Antoine Rouge, in the wake of a plague caused by cosmetics that has wiped out all sexually mature women. Shot silently and set to voice-over, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE provides an early glimpse of the director’s obsessions with the human body and technology.

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Reviews

kanna nishino

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https://www.amazon.com/Crimes-Future-Watch-Online-Streaming/dp/B0B46RRSMP/

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Critic Sarah Cleary

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Extreme surgery replaces sex in body horror maestro David Cronenberg’s ambitious blends of science fiction and film noir.

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Critic Jacob Oller

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Digging into the art world’s juicy guts and suturing it up as a compelling, ambitious sci-fi noir, Crimes of the Future thrills...

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Critic Peter Bradshaw

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...a body-horror atrocity exhibition in the Ballardian style that he gave us in Crash...

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Critic Simon Crook

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Hypnotic, maddening, pervy and disturbing. In other words, vintage Cronenberg.

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Critic David Ehrlich

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...uses its premise to question the authorship of the human body, tap into the fear of losing it, and reach towards the seductive embrace of what comes next.

Read full review at Indie Wire

Frequently asked questions

What is Crimes of the Future about? Toggle content

In a future where women have been wiped out by a plague caused by cosmetics, Adrian Tripod, director of the House of Skin dermatological clinic, embarks on a surreal journey to find his missing mentor, Antoine Rouge. Along the way, he encounters strange and bizarre characters, including a group of pedophiles who kidnap a young girl exposed to puberty-inducing chemicals. As Tripod's quest unfolds, he discovers that the girl is infected with the same virus that killed Rouge, and that he too is now destined to die. A haunting exploration of a world without women, Crimes of the Future is a thought-provoking and unsettling sci-fi horror film.

Where can I stream Crimes of the Future? Toggle content

You can stream Crimes of the Future on: The Criterion Channel