# Soylent Green (1973)

> A weary detective uncovers a terrifying secret beneath the last food source sustaining an overcrowded, ecologically ruined New York.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6900

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Crime, Mystery
- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Cast: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Chuck Connors, Joseph Cotten, Brock Peters, Paula Kelly, Edward G. Robinson, Stephen Young
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, foreboding, oppressive, classic science fiction night, dystopian movie marathon

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