Starship Troopers: Invasion
A CGI space-marine unit fights through an asteroid bug hive while trying to secure survivors and escape before the outpost collapses.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- propulsive
- violent
- pulp
- action movie night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics and viewers found the film visually capable and action-packed but limited by a simple story and a game-like presentation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film uses computer animation to foreground starships, armored troops, asteroid combat, and bug attacks.
Alpha team must rendezvous with surviving Fort Casey troops, hold the hanger, and await evacuation.
The Terran Federation deploys troops to seize the station, control the hive site, and rescue survivors.
Fort Casey is positioned over a bug hive, turning the asteroid into a contested military stronghold.
Films like Starship Troopers: Invasion, and why
Starship Troopers
cgi military science fiction, space marines, and relentless creature combat
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
animated space warfare, ensemble soldiers, and high-intensity extraterrestrial battles
Resident Evil: Degeneration
adult-oriented animated science fiction with militarized protagonists and alien threats
Movie Details
- Director
- Shinji Aramaki
- Release Date
- 2012-08-28
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (456)
Cast
- Luci Christian
- David Anthony Matranga
- Justin Doran
- David Wald
- Andrew Love
- Leraldo Anzaldua
- Sam Roman
- Emily Neves
- Melissa Davis
- Kalob Martinez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- 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: Invasion about?
- A CGI space-marine unit fights through an asteroid bug hive while trying to secure survivors and escape before the outpost collapses.
- What is Starship Troopers: Invasion like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Starship Troopers: Invasion as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Starship Troopers: Invasion violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Starship Troopers: Invasion as graphic.
- What did critics think of Starship Troopers: Invasion?
- Critics and viewers found the film visually capable and action-packed but limited by a simple story and a game-like presentation.
- Which films are like Starship Troopers: Invasion?
- Films with a similar feel include Starship Troopers, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, and Resident Evil: Degeneration.
- How long is Starship Troopers: Invasion?
- Starship Troopers: Invasion runs 89 minutes.
- Where can I watch Starship Troopers: Invasion?
- In United States, Starship Troopers: Invasion streams on Hulu.
