Soylent Green

It's the year 2022. People are still the same. They'll do anything to get what they need. And they need Soylent Green.

6.9
19731h 37m

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.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: Soylent Green (1973) Official Trailer - Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson Movie HD

Soylent Green (1973) Official Trailer - Charlton Heston, Edward G Robinson Movie HD

Cast

Photo of Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Detective Robert Thorn

Photo of Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Tab Fielding

Photo of Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

William R. Simonson

Photo of Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Chief Hatcher

Photo of Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Martha Phillips

Photo of Mike Henry

Mike Henry

Kulozik

Photo of Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Donovan

Photo of Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Gov. Santini

Photo of Celia Lovsky

Celia Lovsky

The Exchange Leader

Photo of Jane Dulo

Jane Dulo

Mrs. Santini

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Reviews

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Crazypiglady

4/10

This story takes place in the bleak future of 2022 but it feels very much like 1973. There are some moments of inspiration but a number of tricks have been missed in imagining a dystopian future, notably race, gender and technology. I know that dystopia is supposed to be worse but it looks rather like 1973 instead of an degraded 2022. The story is good but almost everything else is dated. As such, it seems it may benefit from a remake but I think the reason it hasn't been remade is probably because it has actually be rebooted a number of times in other films and its actually a fairly simple plot.

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