Review of Silent Running (1972) by Timothy L — 18 Nov 2008

Wow, the closing scene of this film is mind blowing.

This review of Silent Running (1972) was written by Timothy L on 18 Nov 2008.

Silent Running has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Silent Running (1972) Movie Reviews (411)
Silent Running (1972) Critic Reviews (13)
Silent Running (1972) User Reviews (398)

More Reviews of Silent Running

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Adrian Z (553) on 16 Jul 2013

Space faring conservationist Dern and crew are asked by authorities to nuke their precious cargo: the last of Earth's remaining vegetation…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By John V (298) on 12 Apr 2014

Saw this movie when it came out. I have recommended it and will continue to do so…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Ricky M (203) on 13 Jan 2014

My Favorite Science Fiction Film Is 1968's 2001: A Space Odyssey…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By William B (992) on 04 May 2014

A very good film…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Stuart M (627) on 23 Jun 2014

A slow moving, overly empty and sentimental movie which is basically a one man show about an unlikeable man who decides that the survival of…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Chris M (3,023) on 11 Aug 2013

Crazy space hippie obsesses about trees whilst cruddy hippie music plays in the background. It could've been good, but the tone was all wrong…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Greg W (4,011) on 25 Dec 2014

Can u hear me... good sci-fi yarn but dated now though…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Paul R (1,118) on 24 Jul 2013

Classic 70's Intelligent Eco Sci-Fi. Douglas Trumbull does a fantastic job Directing and if you are wondering who Douglas Trumbull is…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Louise D (267) on 17 Apr 2015

I don't know how this was received at the time, but it's now no more than a historical curio…

Read Review

Review of Silent Running (1972)

By Lloyd C (94) on 12 Feb 2015

When special effects started to look believable instead of cheesy. Good plot too…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Destination Moon (1950)

By Ryan M (2,675) on 27 Jun 2008

I suppose this is what started the sci-fi genre in the first place, but man this movie sucks…

Read Review

Review of The Bed Sitting Room (1969)

By Nollaig K (74) on 27 Jul 2011

I really wanted to like this such a great cast and written by spike milligan, but it was way to surreal for me that I didn't get it, the end…

Read Review

Review of Punishment Park (1971)

By Martin T (888) on 15 Dec 2009

The acting and dialogue is terrible. The players are all non-actors, largely improvising their material, and it shows…

Read Review

Review of Some Girls Do (1969)

By Bill T (1,098) on 08 Nov 2015

Simply dreadful conclusion to the Bulldog Drummond series of films…

Read Review

Review of It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

By Andrew C (1,943) on 01 Dec 2009

Reputedly the original Alien, It! is too silly even for the 50s. The crew of a spaceship discovers an alien passanger on board…

Read Review

Review of Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

By Richard D (1,732) on 30 Jan 2016

It's a struggle to come up with more than Fuck this movie. If there's a more nonsensical, less funny movie, I can't think of it…

Read Review

Review of The Invisible Boy (1957)

By Robert K (393) on 01 Jan 2016

My only question is, was the child in the story handicapable? When his dad was teaching him math, this kid seemed barely self aware…

Read Review

Review of Conquest of Space (1955)

By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 26 Mar 2009

Most of the time the pacing is slowed by the talky script…

Read Review

Review of Panic in Year Zero! (1962)

By Zach T (240) on 03 Aug 2012

Some older movies stand the test of time very well, Panic in Year Zero is NOT one of those films. The movie was horrid…

Read Review

Review of On the Silver Globe (1989)

By Artur B (8) on 30 Jul 2016

This is one of those times when you're thinking to yourself: has the whole world gone mad to like this movie? What am I missing…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

Joker

2019

81%299 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Where the Crawdads Sing

2022

63%92 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Interstellar

2014

83%1,261 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Silent Running

1972

64%411 Reviews

The Purge: Anarchy

2014

60%898 Reviews

Dial M for Murder

1981

72%616 Reviews

Home Alone 3

1997

41%532 Reviews

Stepmom

1998

69%447 Reviews

Kitty Foyle

1940

69%36 Reviews

Bridge to Terabithia

2007

72%837 Reviews

Confidential Assignment

2017

65%9 Reviews

Green Book

2018

78%165 Reviews

Despicable Me 3

2017

57%1,116 Reviews