Soylent Green
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 9, 1973 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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83
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Though the mystery has been spoiled somewhat by an over-revealed twist ending, Soylent Green still succeeds thanks to director Richard Fleischer's sure command of one of the grimmest and most sadly plausible dystopias put to film. Read full review
80
EmpireIan Nathan
A resonant film which has a speudo-cult status as everyone has seen it late one night on TV and it's never left them. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterAlan R. Howard
Conjures up a terrifying vision of the future that is made all the more urgent by today's inflationary food prices and fast approaching energy crisis. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Good, solid stuff, assembled efficiently enough to be pretty persuasive. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A good, solid science-fiction movie, and a little more. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyChris Nashawaty
Richard Fleischer’s dystopian thriller set in an overpopulated, famine-stricken 2022 New York is a wonderfully silly slice of future schlock, featuring some of Heston’s zestiest overacting. Read full review
75
Rolling StoneBilge Ebiri
The overall tone is one of melancholy rather than sci-fi wonder, and the film's cynicism is hard to shake. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The somewhat plausible and proximate horrors in the story of Soylent Green carry the production over its awkward spots to the status of a good futuristic exploitation film. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineNick Schager
The film strikes a poignant chord with its chilling portrayal of a state-sponsored euthanasia program that utilizes movie-watching as a narcotic designed to help the sick and elderly die peacefully. Read full review
60
Film ThreatStaff (Not Credited)
A thought-provoking movie that is still relevant with the many environmental concerns that are out there now. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.H. Weiler
Unfortunately, the script, direction and the principals involved in this struggle for survival often are as synthetic as Soylent Green. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A sluggishly directed look at life and death in the 21st century. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderDon Druker
Uneven and slightly muddled futuristic horror story—not really science fiction, more like an antipollution PSA gone berserk. Read full review
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