10 More Horror Movies Way Weirder Than Advertised

5. Crimes Of The Future

Crimes of the Future
NEON

Starring Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux, director David Cronenberg's latest hit of horror Crimes of the Future instead takes us to a vaguely recognisable future Earth where the technology is a mix of old and new, nobody feels pain, and surgery is the new sex.

We all knew it was going to be a return to form for the body horror master, but nobody knew just quite how weird it would be, or how curiously horny. In this world, people grow, tattoo and publically remove new organs, getting off by cutting each other open and rummaging around inside.

A strange art world satire, the film delves into a largely unexplored side of transhumanism, and the peccadillos of a human race on the cusp of true evolution. And yet, its satire is played almost completely straight, making every scene all the stranger, loaded as they are with quirky, full-on performances. Ever wanted to see Viggo go rolly-eyed with his chest open? Fancy catching an interpretive dance with a many-eared man who has sewn his mouth and eyes closed? Well, step right up.

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