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.
Starship Troopers has generally received positive reviews.
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Starship Troopers was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 747 reviews, giving Starship Troopers (1997) an average rating of 70%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 76%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 64%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Starship Troopers than critics were.
With a score of 70%, Starship Troopers is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Cube, The Apostle and Cats Don't Dance.
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