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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThough 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.
- 80EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanA resonant film which has a speudo-cult status as everyone has seen it late one night on TV and it's never left them.
- 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.
- 80Time OutTime OutGood, solid stuff, assembled efficiently enough to be pretty persuasive.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA good, solid science-fiction movie, and a little more.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyRichard 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.
- The overall tone is one of melancholy rather than sci-fi wonder, and the film's cynicism is hard to shake.
- 63Slant MagazineNick SchagerSlant MagazineNick SchagerThe 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.
- Unfortunately, the script, direction and the principals involved in this struggle for survival often are as synthetic as Soylent Green.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA sluggishly directed look at life and death in the 21st century.