Soylent Green

Soylent Green

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

Directed by Richard Fleischer

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

197397 min6.9 / 10

A bleak, intellectually rigorous dystopian thriller that uses a murder investigation to expose systemic horror and the moral collapse of a civilization choking on its own excess.

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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  • Does Soylent Green end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

  • Is Soylent Green scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Soylent Green easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Soylent Green sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Soylent Green violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Everything like Soylent Green, and what each one shares →

Like Soylent Green

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Soylent Green

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Soylent Green, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Soylent Green, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Soylent Green, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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