IMDb 4.7 1970 HD

Crimes of the Future

Crimes of the Future

1970
Horror Science Fiction
63 min NR Canada
4.838 / 10
4.7 IMDB

Crimes of the Future is set in a future where sexually mature women appear to have been obliterated by a plague produced by the use of cosmetics. The…

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director David Cronenberg
Starring
Ronald Mlodzik / Jon Lidolt / Tania Zolty / Paul Mulholland / Jack Messinger / Iain Ewing / William Haslam / Raymond Woodley

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

unsettling thought-provoking bleak peculiar existential disturbing atmospheric challenging grim speculative unique thought-provoking

Reviews

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Isabelle Moreau
May 25, 2026
4.5 / 5
4.5

Crimes of the Future is a masterclass in unsettling futurism. The film plunges us into a world where a cosmetic-driven plague has drastically altered the course of human reproduction, leaving Adrian Tripod, played with quiet intensity by Ronald…

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Arthur Finch
May 25, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

A stark and often bewildering exploration of a future society, Crimes of the Future centres on Adrian Tripod's disquieting existence within the House of Skin. The film's core concept, a plague linked to cosmetics that affects female reproduction,…

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Penelope Davies
May 25, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

Crimes of the Future is an exercise in atmosphere and existential dread. The premise of a future devoid of sexually mature women due to cosmetic use is undeniably provocative. Ronald Mlodzik anchors the film as Adrian Tripod, a…

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Marcus Bellweather
May 25, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a challenging but rewarding piece of speculative cinema. Crimes of the Future posits a world where biological catastrophe has reshaped humanity, focusing on Adrian Tripod's existential drift after his mentor's disappearance. Ronald Mlodzik delivers a compelling…

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Eleanor Vance
May 25, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Crimes of the Future presents a chilling vision of a future irrevocably altered by a cosmetic-induced plague that has seemingly eradicated sexually mature women. Ronald Mlodzik as Adrian Tripod, director of the House of Skin, navigates this desolate…

FAQs

The director of Crimes of the Future is not specified in the provided context. While the film has a distinct narrative and thematic focus, the identity of its helmer remains unknown from the available information. This absence of directorial credit might add to the film's enigmatic quality for some viewers.