1997 Best Picture

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Starship Troopers

“A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war.”

1997

129 min

Rated R

7.3IMDB

52Metacritic

Overview

Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs."

Genres

AdventureActionThrillerScience Fiction

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Cast

Casper Van DienDina MeyerDenise RichardsJake BuseyNeil Patrick HarrisClancy BrownMichael IronsidePatrick Muldoon

Community Stats

Total Ratings1

Average Rating7.0

Seen It1

On Watchlist0

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Rating Distribution

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(5)

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(10)

Keywords

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