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Soylent Green

Soylent Green

Apr 18, 1973
97 min
Science FictionThrillerCrimeMystery
6.9/ 10
1,348 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
6.9/10
1,348 votes
IMDB
7.0/10
73,901 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
70%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
66/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

0
Box Office$3,600,000Worldwide gross

Awards & Nominations

3 wins & 1 nomination total

Details

Production information

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

Status

Released

Original Language

en

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Revenue

$3,600,000

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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