Soylent Green (1973)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

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

• Released: 1973-04-18
• Genres: Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 1,492 votes

Directed by Richard Fleischer.

Top cast

• Charlton Heston as Detective Robert Thorn
• Leigh Taylor-Young as Shirl
• Chuck Connors as Tab Fielding
• Joseph Cotten as William R. Simonson
• Brock Peters as Chief Hatcher
• Paula Kelly as Martha Phillips
• Edward G. Robinson as Sol Roth
• Stephen Young as Gilbert
• Mike Henry as Kulozik
• Lincoln Kilpatrick as The Priest

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Soylent Green

• United States: stream on TCM; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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