Futureworld
Two reporters investigate a murdered colleague’s warning at a futuristic resort and uncover a conspiracy built from clones, androids, and technological power.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- suspenseful
- retro-futurist
- classic science fiction night
- retro genre marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the sequel briskly directed and equipped with appealing gadgets, but criticized its conventional conspiracy plot and thin ideas.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Futureworld presents a luxury attraction whose management conceals experiments involving influential visitors and their duplicates.
Cloning and doppelgängers drive the central mystery and transform the reporters' investigation into a threat to personal identity.
The reporters uncover a scheme in which cloned guests are intended to dispose of their original counterparts.
The production foregrounds computers, gadgets, androids, and robotic technology in a distinctly 1970s science fiction style.
Films like Futureworld, and why
Westworld
shared science fiction thriller framework, technological menace, and corporate conspiracy
Blade Runner
shared android menace, dystopian technology, and paranoia-driven investigation
Jurassic Park
shared futuristic theme-park setting, artificial beings, and action-oriented suspense
Movie Details
- Director
- Richard T. Heffron
- Release Date
- 1976-07-14
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (376)
Cast
- Peter Fonda
- Blythe Danner
- Arthur Hill
- Yul Brynner
- John P. Ryan
- Stuart Margolin
- Allen Ludden
- Robert Cornthwaite
- Angela Greene
- Darrell Larson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Futureworld about?
- Two reporters investigate a murdered colleague’s warning at a futuristic resort and uncover a conspiracy built from clones, androids, and technological power.
- What is Futureworld like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Futureworld as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Futureworld violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Futureworld as mild.
- What did critics think of Futureworld?
- Critics generally found the sequel briskly directed and equipped with appealing gadgets, but criticized its conventional conspiracy plot and thin ideas.
- Which films are like Futureworld?
- Films with a similar feel include Westworld, Blade Runner, and Jurassic Park.
- How long is Futureworld?
- Futureworld runs 108 minutes.
- Where can I watch Futureworld?
- In United States, Futureworld streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, MGM Plus, IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel.
