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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 / 10 1973 1h 37mPG English
Science FictionCrimeMystery

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Detective Robert Thorn

Lead
Leigh Taylor-Young

Leigh Taylor-Young

Shirl

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Tab Fielding

Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

William R. Simonson

Brock Peters

Brock Peters

Chief Hatcher

Paula Kelly

Paula Kelly

Martha Phillips

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Sol Roth

Stephen Young

Stephen Young

Gilbert

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Fleischer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Soylent Green is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker