Soylent Green
1973 · Movie · 1h 37m · PG
Science FictionCrimeMystery
"It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green."
Overview
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Ratings
IMDb
7/10
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Metacritic
66/100
Key crew
- Richard FleischerDirector
- Stanley R. GreenbergScreenplay
- Fred MyrowOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Charlton HestonDetective Robert Thorn
- Leigh Taylor-YoungShirl
- Chuck ConnorsTab Fielding
- Joseph CottenWilliam R. Simonson
- Brock PetersChief Hatcher
- Paula KellyMartha Phillips
- Edward G. RobinsonSol Roth
- Stephen YoungGilbert
- Mike HenryKulozik
- Lincoln KilpatrickThe Priest
- Roy JensonDonovan
- Leonard StoneCharles
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookparanoiadystopiagreenhouse effectglobal warmingoverpopulationwater shortagecannibalgenocidemurder investigationcolony collapse disordereutanasia