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THX 1138
1971 86 min United States of America R 16+
★6.8
Science Fiction, Drama
Director: George Lucas
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Description
People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.
Budget:
$777,000
US Gross:
$2.44M
Worldwide:
$2.44M
Starring
Robert Duvall
Actor
Donald Pleasence
Actor
Don Pedro Colley
Actor
Awards
Saturn Awards 2005
— Best DVD Edition of a Classic Film
Key opinion
George Lucas's debut is widely recognized as a foundational piece of dystopian science fiction that influenced the genre for decades. While its minimalist aesthetic and oppressive atmosphere are praised as visionary, general audiences often find the film's deliberate pacing and lack of traditional narrative momentum polarizing.
| Production | The film's sterile, white-walled production design remains a striking and influential benchmark for dystopian world-building. | |
| Score | The auditory experience, characterized by sparse dialogue and a unique soundscape, successfully reinforces the themes of an impersonal, mechanized society. | |
| Acting | Robert Duvall anchors the narrative with a restrained performance that fits the film's somber, dehumanized tone. | |
| Pacing | The contemplative, slow-burn tempo creates an immersive atmosphere for patient viewers, while others find the film tedious and sleep-inducing. | |
| Screenplay | The narrative structure and character motivations are viewed by some as brilliant allegorical experiments, while others criticize them as emotionally detached or underdeveloped. |