Starship Troopers
A gleefully excessive military science fiction spectacle turns youthful enlistment, alien warfare, and fascist propaganda into savage political satire.
Overview
A thrilling battle for humanity's survival against a relentless alien threat unfolds in the cosmos.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- satirical
- frenetic
- action movie night
- cult film night
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Verhoeven
- Release Date
- 1997-11-07
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (5729)
Cast
- Casper Van Dien
- Dina Meyer
- Denise Richards
- Jake Busey
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Clancy Brown
- Michael Ironside
- Patrick Muldoon
- Seth Gilliam
- Rue McClanahan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, YouTube TV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Starship Troopers about?
- A gleefully excessive military science fiction spectacle turns youthful enlistment, alien warfare, and fascist propaganda into savage political satire.
- What is Starship Troopers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Starship Troopers as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Starship Troopers violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Starship Troopers as graphic.
- What did critics think of Starship Troopers?
- Critics broadly found the film visually energetic and intermittently thrilling but uneven as satire, with its fascist imagery often mistaken for sincere endorsement.
- Which films are like Starship Troopers?
- Films with a similar feel include Aliens, RoboCop, Edge of Tomorrow, and Brazil.
- How long is Starship Troopers?
- Starship Troopers runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch Starship Troopers?
- In United States, Starship Troopers streams on Netflix, YouTube TV.
