Review of Silent Running (1972) by Tim J — 05 May 2008

Eco-doom. Dern is awesome. So is the round pool table.

This review of Silent Running (1972) was written by Tim J on 05 May 2008.

Silent Running has generally received positive reviews.

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By Joe L (766) on 02 Aug 2013

Super cool movie that isn't quite as good as I thought it was when I was 9 years old…

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