Soylent Green

Name: Soylent Green
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Released: May 9, 1973
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 66
Cast: Brock Peters, Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten

1973

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 9, 1973 | TV-MA

Starring: Brock Peters, Charlton Heston, Chuck Connors, Edward G. Robinson, Joseph Cotten, Leigh Taylor-Young, Lincoln Kilpatrick, Mike Henry, Paula Kelly, Stephen Young

Summary: In the world ravaged by the greenhouse effect and overpopulation, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of a big company CEO.

Director: Richard Fleischer

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Crime

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 97 min

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Keith Phipps

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. Read full review

Alan R. Howard

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. Read full review

Empire Ian Nathan

A resonant film which has a speudo-cult status as everyone has seen it late one night on TV and it's never left them. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

The overall tone is one of melancholy rather than sci-fi wonder, and the film's cynicism is hard to shake. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The somewhat plausible and proximate horrors in the story of Soylent Green carry the production over its awkward spots to the status of a good futuristic exploitation film. Read full review

Nick Schager

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. Read full review

Don Druker

Uneven and slightly muddled futuristic horror story—not really science fiction, more like an antipollution PSA gone berserk. Read full review

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gracjanski

May 17, 2021

What a dystopian world they created here, wonderful. The story about the investigation is also interesting, but could have even more depth. The only problem of the movie is the outdated technique and old fashion.

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eva3si0n

Jan 9, 2022

Soylent Green is a typical dystopian film of the 70s. The idea of the modern future then was just that. The plot of the film is as linear and simple as possible, and revealing life in the dystopian world is minimal. The film is for viewing 1 time, and the ending spoils the impression asSoylent Green is a typical dystopian film of the 70s. The idea of the modern future then was just that. The plot of the film is as linear and simple as possible, and revealing life in the dystopian world is minimal. The film is for viewing 1 time, and the ending spoils the impression as much as possible. But for the beginning of the 70s, the film was not shot badly, perhaps even one of the best in its genre… Expand

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HellHoleHorror

Feb 16, 2022

This was kinda funny. Only because of the outdated style. This is not a fast paced film. There are some exciting action sequences like in the factory at the end but nothing hugely amazing. The twist at the end is so predictable that it is laughable. They make so much big deal about the twistThis was kinda funny. Only because of the outdated style. This is not a fast paced film. There are some exciting action sequences like in the factory at the end but nothing hugely amazing. The twist at the end is so predictable that it is laughable. They make so much big deal about the twist you would never guess and I guessed it without looking at the film itself - you just need to know that there is a twist and food to realise what is going on. Having said that I found the campy entertainment funny.… Expand

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