Logan's Run

Welcome to the 23rd century. The perfect world of total pleasure...there's just one catch.

1976 • 118 min • Action · Science Fiction

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Synopsis

In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.

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Best from age 10

Movie Knight Score

1061 reviews

100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
66 Audience · 1060 · 49%

In a futuristic domed city, life is pleasure-filled but ends abruptly at age 30. A "runner" attempts to escape this system, revealing a harsh truth about their society and the world outside. It’s a classic sci-fi adventure about freedom and destiny.

Violence & peril: 4/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 3/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Characters are hunted and killed, though not graphically.
Some suggestive clothing and behavior.
Explores themes of life, death, and societal control.

What it models well

The value of individual freedom
Questioning authority
Seeking truth and knowledge

Talk about it after

What makes a perfect society, and is it truly perfect if it has a secret?
The importance of life at every age.
How technology can shape or control human lives.

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Top billed cast

Director: Michael Anderson • Crew: David Zelag Goodman

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Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
It's a 'Future Vision' type of movie, plus a bit of an adventure into the unknown. At least for the two "Runners' who have escaped out of their bubble world. It is fraught with twists and turns in a post Peak-Oil world, where society has finally found a solution to the resources of the planet.…
Richard, TMDB Community