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Silent Running
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Silent Running

Best from age 8 · G · 1972 · 89 min

Silent Running

In a future where Earth’s plant life is gone, a botanist aboard a space station tends the last forests. When ordered to destroy them, he rebels, embarking on a lonely journey with his robot companions to preserve nature.

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What's in it

0 = none · 10 = intense

Violence & peril

Mild

2/10

Language

Mild

1/10

Drinking, drugs & smoking

None

0/10

Romance & sensuality

None

0/10

Scary moments

Moderate

3/10

Heads up

  • Space station environments can feel confined
  • Some intense moments of chase and destruction
  • Themes of loss and the fate of humanity

Models well

  • Environmental preservation
  • Care for living things
  • Loyalty and friendship
  • Defending what's right

Talk about it after

  • The importance of environmental conservation
  • What makes someone a friend?
  • Consequences of human actions
  • Life in isolation and loneliness
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Cast & crew

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Silent Running HD Trailer Remastered and Reconstructed

Silent Running (1972) - Saying Goodbye Scene (10/10) | Movieclips

Silent Running (1972) - Saving the Forest Scene (9/10) | Movieclips

Silent Running (1972) - Running Over Huey Scene (8/10) | Movieclips

Silent Running (1972) - Silent Running Scene (6/10) | Movieclips

Silent Running (1972) - Burying the Body Scene (5/10) | Movieclips

Silent Running (1972) - Through Saturn's Rings Scene (4/10) | Movieclips