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Starship Troopers1997

Name: Starship Troopers
Genre: Sci-Fi Horror, Monster & Creature, Survival
Released: 1997-11-07
Rating: 7.1

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

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

7.1

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 7.3Rotten Tomatoes 72%Metacritic 52TMDB 7.1

✍ Review

On the charts

#2·Top Horror Movies of 1997 #18·Top Horror Movies of the 1990s #30·Top Monster & Creature Films

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Year

1997

Runtime

129 min

Box Office

Budget

$105,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$121,214,377

Domestic

$54,814,377

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 16 nominations total

The premise

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."

Horror Vault's take

In a militaristic future society, young Johnny Rico enlists in the Mobile Infantry and is thrust into a brutal interstellar war against a terrifying race of giant alien insects. What begins as patriotic ambition quickly collides with the savage reality of combat on alien worlds. Director Paul Verhoeven wraps relentless creature-fueled carnage in a sharp, subversive satire of fascism and jingoistic propaganda. Equal parts spectacle and social commentary, it remains one of sci-fi horror's most provocative blockbusters.

Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Creature Violence, Body Horror, Mass Casualty Scenes