Soylent Green (1973)

Directed by Richard Fleischer · 97 min · Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery

41.9 TOPICAL score · #2,522 of 6,776 films

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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.

Soylent Green (1973, directed by Richard Fleischer) has a TOPICAL score of 41.9 - ranked 2,522 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (1,505 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 40 languages.

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• Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.1/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66
• AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (1,505 ratings)
• Awards1 win, 1 nomination - incl. Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
• ImpactWikipedia articles in 40 languages
• Still read114,055 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days

Starring: Charlton Heston (actor #136), Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten (actor #157)

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