What movies are similar to Soylent Green?

Start with films such as What Happened to Monday, Blindness, World War Z, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Soylent Green memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Soylent Green?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Soylent Green?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Soylent Green?

Try What Happened to Monday, Blindness, World War Z—each shares DNA with Soylent Green while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

What genre is Soylent Green?

Soylent Green (1973) is best described as Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Soylent Green worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 6.9/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this science fiction lane.

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Soylent Green (1973) works because audiences latched onto Soylent Green (1973) as a science fiction theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The science fiction and thriller blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. The concrete hook is in the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the, and that gives this guide a clear center of gravity. For movies like Soylent Green, we prioritized science fiction, thriller, crime films that share science fiction, thriller, crime, mystery, rewatchable without flattening everything into one broad genre bucket. The useful comparison point is not only genre; it is how the movie controls attention from scene to scene. Each recommendation names the shared texture and the difference, which makes the page more useful than a plain list. These 10 recommendations are ordered to keep the Soylent Green feeling intact while still giving you different characters, stakes, and endings.

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1.What Happened to Monday (2017)
★ 7.1 · Science Fiction · Thriller · Mystery · 2h 3m
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What Happened to Monday is pitched a tense, propulsive tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Soylent Green. science fiction, thriller, mystery still braid the two films, but What Happened to Monday leans on In a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of.
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2.Blindness (2008)
★ 6.5 · Drama · Mystery · Science Fiction · 2h 1m
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In Soylent Green, the spine is In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the; Blindness finds its spine in When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to. science fiction, thriller, mystery explain.
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3.World War Z (2013)
★ 6.8 · Action · Horror · Science Fiction · 1h 56m
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Soylent Green and World War Z split at the plot: In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the on one side, Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. on the other. science fiction, thriller, action keep.
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4.Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
★ 6.7 · Science Fiction · Action · Thriller · 2h 11m
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If In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the is what locked you into Soylent Green, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials hands you Thomas and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful as.
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5.Insurgent (2015)
★ 6.4 · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1h 59m
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The afterglow from Insurgent is a tense, propulsive tone: different residue than Soylent Green, even when science fiction, thriller, action read familiar. Trace the fork to In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the versus Beatrice Prior must confront her inner demons.
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6.Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
★ 7.1 · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · 2h 23m
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What actually breaks in the third act is not the same beat: Soylent Green pays off through In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the, while Maze Runner: The Death Cure pushes resolution toward Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on.
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7.Children of Men (2006)
★ 7.6 · Science Fiction · Thriller · Action · 1h 49m
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A 2006 frame changes how In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to lands next to Soylent Green (1973) and its In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the. science fiction, thriller.
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8.The Island (2005)
★ 6.7 · Action · Thriller · Science Fiction · 2h 16m
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Surface texture differs—Action treatment of In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. beside Science Fiction treatment of In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the—while science fiction, thriller, action stay legible. The Island commits to.
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9.Dark City (1998)
★ 7.3 · Mystery · Science Fiction · 1h 41m
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science fiction, mystery surface in both films, yet Dark City keeps the temperature a tense, propulsive tone, not a tonal echo of Soylent Green. Compare A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world against In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource.
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10.Layer Cake (2004)
★ 6.9 · Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1h 45m
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When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up is the sharpest reason to queue Layer Cake after Soylent Green: it refracts the same curiosity In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Soylent Green: science fiction, thriller, action, mystery, plus a tense through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Soylent Green trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Soylent Green—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Soylent Green?: Start with films such as What Happened to Monday, Blindness, World War Z, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Soylent Green memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Soylent Green?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Soylent Green?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Soylent Green?: Try What Happened to Monday, Blindness, World War Z—each shares DNA with Soylent Green while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Soylent Green?: Soylent Green (1973) is best described as Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime, Mystery. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Soylent Green worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 6.9/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this science fiction lane.

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1.What Happened to Monday (2017)

2.Blindness (2008)

3.World War Z (2013)

4.Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)

5.Insurgent (2015)

6.Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

7.Children of Men (2006)

8.The Island (2005)

9.Dark City (1998)

10.Layer Cake (2004)

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