Crimes of the Future

"Surgery is the new sex."

2022 1h 47m EN

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With his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed... Their mission — to use Tenser's notoriety to shed light on the next phase of human evolution.

“Surgery is the new sex.”

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Cast

Viggo Mortensen
Saul Tenser
Léa Seydoux
Caprice
Scott Speedman
Lang Dotrice
Kristen Stewart
Timlin
Welket Bungué
Cope
Don McKellar
Wippet
Tanaya Beatty
Berst
Nadia Litz
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Cronenberg
Writers: David Cronenberg
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, France, United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, France, United States of America.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Cronenberg, shot by Douglas Koch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Donaldson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux and Scott Speedman carry the top of the cast.

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The take

David Cronenberg directs. Douglas Koch behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Christopher Donaldson cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, France, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Earned back only 17% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4International production across 5 countries: Canada, Greece, United Kingdom, France, United States of America.
5Directed by David Cronenberg, shot by Douglas Koch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Christopher Donaldson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux and Scott Speedman carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Surgery is the new sex.".
10IMDB entry: tt14549466 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "human evolution", "detective", "dystopia", "murder".

The technical file

Cinematography: Douglas Koch
Original score: Howard Shore
Editing: Christopher Donaldson
Production design: Carol Spier
Costume design: Mayou Trikerioti
Makeup / hair: Panos Kondylis
VFX supervisor: Peter McAuley
Sound: Christian T. Cooke
Stunt coordinator: Babis Hawk Konstantinou
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $27,000,000
Box office: $4,551,565
Return: 17% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Crimes of the Future (2022)

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the_blueeyes2022-07-24
Nonsensical incoherent movie that was hard to watch, and i turned it off after 30 min. It clearly written with a good amount of shock value, but the only shock i got was my finger to press "off" button. Cronenberg has made some good body horror in the past, but this was just rubbish.
CinemaSerf2022-09-19
★ 6/10
Whilst certainly nowhere near his best, this is still quite an intriguing drama from David Cronenberg. It all centres around "Saul Tenser" (Viggo Mortensen) who uses his own body to grow (or "cook") extra organs which he and his assistant "Caprice" (Léa Seydoux) extract as part of rather gruesome, but popular, theatrical performances. Meantime, "Dotrice" (Scott Speedman) is reeling from the suffocation of his young plastic-eating son (by his own wife) and so convinces the exhibitionists that an autopsy revealing the internal digestive organs of this most unusual of mutations would make for excellent viewing. Don McKellar ("Wippet") and his colleague "Timlin" (Kristen Stewart) run the government department for organ registration and needless to say they take a dim view on the legality of some or all of these activities... or do they? The concept is interesting and ethically highly dubious but sadly the execution is a bit lacklustre and there is way too much dialogue and, oddly enough here, too little use made of the special effects that are at times quite disturbing to watch and are, no pun intended, rather at the heart of the story. Stewart's very presence suggests her character has a more significant part in the proceedings but her appearances themselves are actually quite sparing which is always a bonus for me! It does take a while to get going, and somehow the ending is all rather underwhelming but it still has enough traces of the director's unique style and imagination to make it worth a watch - once
Manuel São Bento2022-10-16
★ 7/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/opinion-pieces/what-do-both-dont-worry-darling-and-crimes-of-the-future-have-in-common "Personally, I believe that cinematic narratives with multiple plot points and questions related to the world itself are too often confused and envisioned as character studies driven by a single protagonist. Both Olivia Wilde and David Cronenberg complete their movies when the main character fulfills the minimum requirements of their arc, consequently renouncing all other equally significant issues worthy of in-depth exploration. In the case of Don't Worry Darling, one finishes it with an underwhelming feeling from an unsurprising conclusion, while in Crimes of the Future, viewers are left with several questions and interesting, half-developed paths about such a mesmerizing futuristic world. Neither film explores its own world-building satisfactorily." Rating: B+