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      THX-1138

      1971, Sci-fi, 1h 28m

      66 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      George Lucas' feature debut presents a spare, bleak, dystopian future, and features evocatively minimal set design and creepy sound effects. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      In the future, mankind lives in vast underground cities and free will is outlawed by means of mandatory medication that controls human emotion. But when THX 1138 (Robert Duvall) and LUH 3417 (Maggie McOmie) stop taking their meds, they wake up to the bleak reality of their own existence and fall in love with each other in the process. But love is also illegal in this Orwellian dystopia, and the act of making love has made both of them outlaws on the run from an army of robotic police.

      • Rating: PG (Some Sexuality|Some Nudity)

      • Genre: Sci-fi

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: George Lucas

      • Producer: Larry Sturhahn

      • Writer: George Lucas, Walter Murch

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

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      • Distributor: Warner Bros., Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Production Co: Warner Brothers, Zoetrope Studios

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      • Jun 16, 2016

        George Lucas who created the Star Wars saga, THX & Star Wars, both the same categories but very different from on and other. It looks iconic for the first time I've watched it.

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      • Oct 08, 2015

        THX 1138 is in many ways a proto-Star Wars. Lucas does a fantastic job creating what feels like a complete futuristic world. The sets, the costuming, etc. are all great. In the sound you can hear what is to come in Star Wars. The film itself is mainly a vehicle for exploring that world and is not great in terms of plot, but for acting it is fine. Overall, the film has the vibe of an intense dystopia that might have followed the 1950s in some alternate history. Definitely recommended for sci-fi fans.

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      • Aug 11, 2014

        Mildly interesting. You can see some of the influences of this film on Star Wars. Otherwise, it is just something to check of the list to say that you saw an early George Lucas film and then just move on.

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      • Jun 06, 2014

        An excessively cold sci-fi that doesn't deserve credit for its plot (Lucas doesn't seem to care enough about exploring his ideas to come up with a consistent social commentary) as it does for its technical merits, with a great use of visual effects and nice sound design.

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