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THX 1138
“The Future is here.”
6.5 / 10• 1971• 1h 26m•R• English
Science FictionDrama
Storyline
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
Cast & Crew
Robert Duvall
THX
Lead
Donald Pleasence
SEN
Don Pedro Colley
SRT
Maggie McOmie
LUH
Ian Wolfe
PTO
Marshall Efron
TWA
Sid Haig
NCH
JP
John Pearce
DWY
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Lucas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. THX 1138 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
