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THX 1138 · LeviOsa

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1971·PG

The Future is here.

Science FictionDrama1h 26m

🍅72%

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72%

Tomatometer

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73%

Popcornmeter

6.4

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Trailers

3 videos

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Original Theatrical Trailer

Car Chase Scene

Car Chase Scene

THX1138 Director's cut: The Future Trailer

THX1138 Director's cut: The Future Trailer

Details

DirectorGeorge Lucas

ReleasedMar 11, 1971

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$777K

Revenue

$2.4M

Parental guidePGUS

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures

American Zoetrope

Cast

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

THX

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

SEN

Don Pedro Colley

Don Pedro Colley

SRT

Maggie McOmie

Maggie McOmie

LUH

Ian Wolfe

Ian Wolfe

PTO

Marshall Efron

Marshall Efron

TWA

Sid Haig

Sid Haig

NCH

John Pearce

DWY

Irene Cagen

IMM

Gary Alan Marsh

CAM

John Seaton

OUE

Eugene I. Stillman

JOT

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

6 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Though narratively obtuse at times, THX 1138 endures as a visually and sonically haunting sci-fi experiment where subdued performances and George Lucas' restrained direction heighten its oppressively dystopian atmosphere.”

72% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

S

Susan Stark

RTDetroit Free PressFeb 20, 2026

The futuristic world envisioned by George Lucas in "THX 1138" stuns both the eye and the mind.

E

Elston Brooks

RTFort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comFeb 20, 2026

It's a film fascinating in its concept, visually stunning in its execution.

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Martin Knelman

RTGlobe and MailFeb 20, 2026

THX 1138 has so little spark that it's as if the movie had been conceived as an entertainment for the humorless, glum machine creatures on the screen.

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Frank Gagnard

RTTimes-PicayuneMar 30, 2026

It is sincere, competently acted, well photographed and edited.

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Information

Title

THX 1138

Released

Mar 11, 1971

Rated

PG

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 26m

Status

Released

Studios

Warner Bros. Pictures, American Zoetrope

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