Soylent Green
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.
Critics Sentiment
Sol chooses assisted suicide after learning Soylent Green's true ingredients
Tab Fielding murders priest in confessional after Simonson's confession
The film jumps from its lowest point during the awkwardly paced middle investigation to Edward G. Robinson's transcendent final performance in the euthanasia scene.
Soylent Green builds steadily from a strong dystopian opening through conventional detective work to reach emotional and narrative peaks in its final act. While critics noted dated elements and pacing issues in the middle sections, they consistently praised the Heston-Robinson chemistry, the powerful world-building, and Robinson's final performance as genuinely moving. The film's environmental themes and shocking revelation have made it a lasting classic despite some technical limitations.
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Charlton Heston
Detective Robert Thorn
Leigh Taylor-Young
Shirl
Chuck Connors
Tab Fielding
Joseph Cotten
William R. Simonson
Brock Peters
Chief Hatcher
Paula Kelly
Martha Phillips
Edward G. Robinson
Sol Roth
Stephen Young
Gilbert
Mike Henry
Kulozik
Lincoln Kilpatrick
The Priest
Roy Jenson
Donovan
Leonard Stone
Charles
Whit Bissell
Gov. Santini
Celia Lovsky
The Exchange Leader
Dick Van Patten
Usher #1
Morgan Farley
Book #1
John Barclay
Book #2
Belle Mitchell
Book #3
Cyril Delevanti
Book #4
Faith Quabius
Attendant
Crew
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