Starship Troopers

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".

★ 7.1/10 · 5,754 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Casper Van DienJohnny D. Rico
• Dina MeyerDizzy Flores
• Denise RichardsCarmen Ibañez
• Jake BuseyPrivate Ace Levy
• Neil Patrick HarrisColonel Carl Jenkins
• Clancy BrownCareer Sergeant Zim
• Michael IronsideLieutenant Jean Rasczak
• Patrick MuldoonZander Barcalow

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Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers

Gimly: A rare example of when a bad adaptation of a book winds up making a good standalone movie. Near Kubrick-ian in its wartime… Read full review

Zamomin: No time for regrets in the fury of battle Again and again there are undertones in this movie that show us that the… Read full review

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