Soylent Green
Directed by Richard Fleischer7.070%70%6.9
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
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- renderartistSeptember 2, 2025The story is engrossing, the pacing is even, the cinematography and set design are really cool. This reminded me a lot of a Kubrick style film. I'd never seen this before, enjoyed it. Soylent Green is prophetic in its warnings of how the rich and powerful will always find ways to undermine the poor in times of famine, overpopulation and societal injustices. The film's message holds up, even when the horrific truth is laid bare it falls on deaf ears.
- flavo43November 22, 2025Soylent Green is one of my favourite sci-fi films precisely because it doesn’t lean on huge special effects or flashy technology. Instead, it builds its dystopian future through story, atmosphere, and deeply human characters. Charlton Heston’s weary detective and Edward G. Robinson’s heartbreaking final performance give the film an emotional core that stays with you long after the famous twist. Like many ’70s sci-fi movies, it imagines an overpopulated, polluted, decaying world—but watching it today, that future feels disturbingly close to reality. Food shortages, corporate control, environmental collapse, and the casual disregard for human life are no longer wild speculation, just exaggerated reflections of our own headlines. The film moves at a deliberate pace, allowing its grim details to sink in rather than rushing from set piece to set piece. Even if you already know the ending, Soylent Green remains a powerful, unsettling warning wrapped in a gripping detective story.
Soylent Green Trivia
Soylent Green was released on May 9, 1973.
Soylent Green was directed by Richard Fleischer.
Soylent Green has a runtime of 1h 37m.
Soylent Green was produced by Walter Seltzer, Russell Thacher.
A nightmarish futuristic fantasy about the controlling power of big corporations and an innocent cop who stumbles on the truth.
The key characters in Soylent Green are Detective Robert Thorn (Charlton Heston), Shirl (Leigh Taylor-Young), Tab Fielding (Chuck Connors).
Soylent Green is rated PG.
Soylent Green is a Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller film.
Soylent Green has an audience rating of 7 out of 10.
Soylent Green has made $3.6M at the box office.