10 Movies So Crazy They Shouldn't Exist
6. Titane
Yes, it's the film about a woman shagging a car and getting impregnated by it...
That's the very loose surface-level premise of Julia Ducournau's Titane, but the movie is actually a whole lot better than that basic description would suggest, and also a whole lot stranger. After being involved in a car crash as a child - a car crash that resulted in her having a titanium plate put in her skull - Alexia later develops a, err, fondness for automobiles. Plus, she becomes a serial killer, too, just to make things even more bonkers. Oh, and after becoming pregnant by a car, she pretends to be the long-missing son of a total stranger.
On paper, all of this sounds utterly insane - and it is! - but this insanity is handled in such a delicate, thoughtful way that you can't not be impressed by Titane's ambition, creativity, and commitment. As an indicator of the genuine quality of the movie, this 2021 release received the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and sits on a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes from over 250 reviews.
So, while a car-humping psychopathic murderer is at the core of Titane, don't let the film's jarring premise put you off taking it for a spin.