David Cronenberg · 1970s

4 films directed by David Cronenberg from the 1970s, on 4K Blu-ray, ranked S to D by transfer quality. 2 S-Tier picks including The Brood.

Decade

All 14 1970s 4 1980s 3 1990s 3 2000s 2 2020s 2

Year

All 4 1970 1 1971 0 1972 0 1973 0 1974 0 1975 1 1976 0 1977 1 1978 0 1979 1

Crimes of the Future(1970)

4.7/10

dir. David Cronenberg

S-Tier Announced

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 film details the wanderings of Adrian Tripod, director of the dermatological clinic the House of Skin. Tripod seems at a loss following the disappearance of his mentor Antoine Rouge.

Pre-Order

The Brood(1979)

6.7/10

dir. David Cronenberg

S-Tier

Second Sight Limited Edition 4K. Part of Cronenberg's body horror trilogy alongside Scanners and Videodrome, and the one that established his obsession with flesh as a medium for psychological damage. The Second Sight packaging matches Scanners and Crimes of the Future for shelf consistency.

Second Sight Films · Limited Edition

Rabid(1977)

6.3/10

dir. David Cronenberg

Scream Factory Collector's Edition 4K from December 2025, a new scan from the original camera negative in Dolby Vision. Early Cronenberg body horror about a surgical implant that turns people into carriers. Marilyn Chambers' only horror film and Cronenberg's second feature after Shivers.

Scream Factory · 4K + Blu-ray

Shivers(1975)

6.3/10

dir. David Cronenberg

The residents of a suburban high-rise apartment building are infected by parasites that turn them into mindless nymphomaniac fiends.

Announced