{"id":1910,"date":"2025-05-03T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T14:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/?p=1910"},"modified":"2025-05-05T03:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T03:07:04","slug":"shocking-horror-movie-that-caused-walkouts-streaming-now-on-iplayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/shocking-horror-movie-that-caused-walkouts-streaming-now-on-iplayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking horror movie that caused walkouts streaming now on iPlayer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Viggo Mortensen stars in the 2022 horror film Crimes of the Future (Picture: Vertigo Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Gruesome 2022 sci-fi horror film Crimes of the Future has been added to BBC<\/a> iPlayer, allowing viewers to dig into its violent delights for the first time.<\/p>\n

Directed by body horror maestro David Cronenberg, the film is set in a bleak future where human evolution has advanced to the stage where mankind is undergoing a series of bold mutations.<\/p>\n

It stars Viggo Mortensen<\/a> and L\u00e9a Seydoux as a pair of avant-garde performance artists who showcase their abilities by performing grisly surgeries live on stage \u2013 removing his organs for a shocked audience.<\/p>\n

They soon attract the attention of timid bureaucrat Timlin (Kristen Stewart<\/a>), who develops a fascination with their work, proclaiming that \u2018surgery is the new sex.\u2019<\/p>\n

However, not everyone was quite so enthralled with the film\u2019s shocking acts of blood-spurting mutilation \u2013 in the real world, horrified audience members reacted by walking out of the screening<\/a> during its 2022 Cannes Film Festival debut. <\/p>\n

After airing on BBC2 last night, viewers can now see what all the fuss is about for themselves, with the film also being added to iPlayer where it can be streamed in full.<\/p>\n

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but disturbing,\u2019<\/a> while praising its \u2018tangible atmosphere and terrific cast.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Mark Kermode described it as \u2018a playful step back rather than an evolutionary leap forward,\u2019 placing it in the lower echelons of the horror giant\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23020244 lazyload\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEC_249794356-172c.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>L\u00e9a Seydoux and Kristen Stewart also star in the film (Picture: Vertigo Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"485\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23020230 lazyload\" alt=\"Film handout: Crimes Of The Future Director: David Cronenberg Starring: Viggo Mortensen, L?a Seydoux, Kristen Stewart Locations: 100+ _DSF5796_1.TIF\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_123741852-afd0.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The actor plays performance artist Saul Tenser (Picture: Vertigo Films)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Audiences have been even more divided, leading to a split-down-the-middle 50% Popcorn score on the review aggregator. However, those who loved it have been effusive in their praise, with user Jeffrey P calling it: \u2018Profound and prophetic; perhaps the greatest dystopian pseudo-sexual body-horror film ever made.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Jeff M described it as \u2018the single strangest movie I have seen in my entire life.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>However, others were less enthused, with Mark B calling it \u2018slow and repulsive,\u2019 adding: \u2018ugh!\u2019 and \u2018ick.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23020224 lazyload\" alt=\"David Cronenberg poses for portrait photographs for the film 'Crimes of the Future', at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer\/Invision\/AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.scubadiscounters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SEI_106282635-ead3.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The film was directed by body horror auteur David Cronenberg (Picture: AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Was your stomach strong enough to brave Crimes of the Future?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>The film\u2019s reaction at Cannes was equally divisive, inspiring both audience walkouts (most of which are said to have occurred within the first five minutes) and a six-minute standing ovation.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking prior to its release, director Cronenberg had predicted a few people might leave the screening, saying: \u2018There are some very strong scenes. I mean, I\u2019m sure that we will have walkouts within the first five minutes of the movie. I\u2019m sure of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Some people who have seen the film have said that they think the last 20 minutes will be very hard on people, and that there\u2019ll be a lot of walkouts. Some guy said that he almost had a panic attack,\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/24\/legendary-horror-director-originally-turned-controversial-film-sparked-anger-cannes-22777806\/\">the Crash and Videodrome director<\/a> told <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/05\/david-cronenberg-cannes-crimes-of-the-future-1235018996\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And I say, \u201cWell, that would be OK.\u201d But I\u2019m not convinced that that will be a general reaction. 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