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- 1973
- TV-14
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 37 m
- 1973
- TV-14
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 37 m
Summary In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO.
Directed By: Richard Fleischer
Written By: Stanley R. Greenberg, Harry Harrison
- 1973
- TV-14
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 37 m
- 1973
- TV-14
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 37 m
Soylent Green
66
6.4
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Summary In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO.
Directed By: Richard Fleischer
Written By: Stanley R. Greenberg, Harry Harrison
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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69% Positive
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31% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
66
69% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
31% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Though the mystery has been spoiled somewhat by an over-revealed twist ending, Soylent Green still succeeds thanks to director Richard Fleischer's sure command of one of the grimmest and most sadly plausible dystopias put to film.
Conjures up a terrifying vision of the future that is made all the more urgent by today's inflationary food prices and fast approaching energy crisis.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.4
61% Positive
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36% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 User Ratings
6.4
61% Positive
17 Ratings
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36% Mixed
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4% Negative
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The overall tone is one of melancholy rather than sci-fi wonder, and the film's cynicism is hard to shake.
A good, solid science-fiction movie, and a little more.
The film strikes a poignant chord with its chilling portrayal of a state-sponsored euthanasia program that utilizes movie-watching as a narcotic designed to help the sick and elderly die peacefully.
Uneven and slightly muddled futuristic horror story—not really science fiction, more like an antipollution PSA gone berserk.
Unfortunately, the script, direction and the principals involved in this struggle for survival often are as synthetic as Soylent Green.
Production Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Release Date May 9, 1973
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating TV-14
Tagline What is the secret of Soylent Green?
Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Avoriaz Fantastic Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
