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Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

Nov 7, 1997
129 min
AdventureActionThrillerScience Fiction
7.1/ 10
5,220 votes

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."

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.1/10
5,220 votes
IMDB
7.3/10
340,192 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
52/100
Metascore

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$105,000,000Production cost
Box Office$121,214,377Worldwide gross
Profit$16,214,377Profitable
ROI
+15.4%Return on investment
US Box Office$54,814,377Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 16 nominations total

Details

Production information

"A new kind of enemy. A new kind of war."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$105,000,000

Revenue

$121,214,377

Production Companies

Starship Troopers CollectionTriStar PicturesTouchstone PicturesJon Davison ProductionsBig Bug Pictures

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