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THX 1138

1971 · Movie · PG · 86 min · ★ 6.5

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People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets out of people. As THX is without drugs for the first time he has feelings for a woman and they start a secret relationship.

Also known as THX-1138 · THX Eleven Thirty Eight

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Details
Years
1971
Release date
1971-03-11
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
86 min
TMDB rating
6.5/10 (1,058 votes)
Box office
$2,437,000
Budget
$777,777

Themes

  • prison
  • mind control
  • future
  • computer
  • police
  • dystopia
  • drug addiction
  • hearing
  • totalitarian regime
  • phasing
  • subterranean town
  • hologram
  • +3 more

Cast & crew

Directed by George Lucas