In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.
Directed by Michael Anderson
based on novel or book
escape
teleportation
killer robot
dystopia
post-apocalyptic future
utopia
plastic surgery
distant future
fugitive
robot
domed city
totalitarianism
population control
Rank
#24 in 1976·#4941 overall
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IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Michael York
Logan
Richard Jordan
Francis
Jenny Agutter
Jessica
Roscoe Lee Browne
Box
Farrah Fawcett
Holly
Michael Anderson Jr.
Doc
Peter Ustinov
Old Man
Randolph Roberts
2nd Sanctuary Man
Lara Lindsay
The Woman Runner
Gary Morgan
Billy
Michelle Stacy
Mary 2
Laura Hippe
Woman Customer
Crew
Michael Anderson
Director
David Zelag Goodman
Screenplay
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Ernest Laszlo
Director of Photography
Saul David
Producer
William Tuttle
Makeup Artist
George Clayton Johnson
Novel
Dale Hennesy
Art Direction
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunt Coordinator
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Loren Janes
Stunts
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
Popular Reviews
113 reviews
danny
6.3★ · 11/25/24
thx 1138 meets planet of the apes. my GOD this set design. makes me upset how built sets with giant glowing panels taking up multiple soundstages in the studio are no longer a real standard in hollywood films. because BOY this holds up!! this is how washington DC will look like in 2025
thx 1138 meets planet of the apes. my GOD this set design. makes me upset how built sets with giant glowing panels taking up multiple soundstages in the studio are no longer a real standard in hollywood films. because BOY this holds up!! this is how washington DC will look like in 2025
TracyPRO
4.0★ · 05/13/26
a movie that I watched in class… that’s it
a movie that I watched in class… that’s it
Luna
6.0★ · 05/04/26
No underwear in the domes?
No underwear in the domes?
Tyler
The orgy caught me off guard
The orgy caught me off guard
Jesse
6.0★ · 04/06/26
Love a bit of 70s sci-fi! This movie has some really fascinating ideas, but they were not all fully fleshed out. Still a good movie. Think I need to read the book.
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Love a bit of 70s sci-fi! This movie has some really fascinating ideas, but they were not all fully fleshed out. Still a good movie. Think I need to read the book.
