Silent Running

Silent Running

1972 · 89 min · EN · G · 6.4 (641 votes)
Dir. Douglas Trumbull · Starring Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint, Mark Persons, Steven Brown · Music Peter Schickele

Amazing companions on an incredible adventure... that journeys beyond imagination!

AdventureScience FictionDrama

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.

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A deeply melancholic yet visually striking journey through the last vestiges of natural beauty. It's a quiet, contemplative slow-burn, exploring themes of ecological despair, profound isolation, and the unexpected hope found in artificial companionship, all wrapped in a classic, practical-effects sci-fi aesthetic.

melancholiccontemplativepoignantisolatedhopefuldystopianslow-burnclassic sci-fipractical effectsecological allegoryintrospective dramaenvironmentalismisolationhumanity's impactartificial intelligencepreservation
dystopiasunlightspace travelsaturnbiotopeplantgreenhouseforestspacefoodrobotspace stationenviromentalismbiosphere
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