19716.4 / 101h 26mScience FictionDrama

THX 1138

"The Future is here."

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.

Quick Stats
6.4
TMDB Rating
1,079
Votes
1h 26m
Runtime
$777K
Budget
$2.4M
Box Office
314%
Return
Key Crew
DirectorGeorge Lucas
WriterGeorge Lucas
CinematographyDavid Myers
ComposerLalo Schifrin
EditorGeorge Lucas
Production DesignMichael D. Haller
Produced by
Warner Bros. PicturesAmerican Zoetrope

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Critics & Reviews

2 featured
Dr Nostromo
9/10

87/100 In a future society, where technology watches over every aspect of the human life and is totally void of humanity, roommates THX and LUH are arrested for the crime of drug evasion and physical love. This is essentially just a chase movie but I'm fascinated by the totally unique futuristic world that one is pulled into (and surprisingly not dated after 50 years) where even those moments of humor are quite serious and your entire knowledge of human existence is simply what you've been told. Genius film and a stunning debut for George Lucas. -- DrNostromo.com

Written Nov 25, 2025 · read original

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
J
John Pearce
DWY
I
Irene Cagen
IMM
G
Gary Alan Marsh
CAM
J
John Seaton
OUE
E
Eugene I. Stillman
JOT
Jack Walsh
Jack Walsh
TRG
M
Mark Lawhead
Shell Dweller
R
Robert Feero
Chrome Robot

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