Movies like Starship Troopers
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Starship Troopers (1997)
302K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
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".
Style:
futuristic, stylized, entertaining, bloody, exciting, parody, allegory, epic, political, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
military, alien, monster, alien invasion, creature, soldier, space and aliens, space wars, distopia, space travel, evil alien, fictional war, satire, space battle, rescue, insect, propaganda, survival, fascism, space, alien planet, future dystopia, heroes, asteroid, sergeant ...
Time:
future, 23rd century, jurassic, 22nd century
Place:
argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Most similar movies to Starship Troopers
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, exciting, cult film and visually appealing films with plots about alien, distopia, space, weapons, technology, dialogue and first contact mostly in Sci-Fi, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like Starship Troopers: Aliens (1986), Battle Los Angeles (2011), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Mutant Chronicles (2008), Pitch Black (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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726K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style:
scary, futuristic, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
alien, strong female character, survival, space travel, monster, space, space and aliens, female warrior, human versus alien, strong female lead, deadly creature, mysterious planet ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a ...
Style:
serious, futuristic, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, apocalypse, battles, survival, battlefield, evil alien, military, invasion, extraterrestrial, alien encounter, heroic mission, save the world ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, mojave desert, america ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
85%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After years of outrunning ruthless bounty hunters, escaped convict Riddick suddenly finds himself caught between opposing forces in a fight for the future of the human race. Now, waging incredible battles on fantastic and deadly worlds, this lone, ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, rough, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, space, lone hero, space and aliens, bounty hunter, tough guy, one man army, distant planet, one against many, technology, survival, future dystopia ...
Time:
future, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
It's the year 2707. Earth's natural resources have all but been exhausted by mankind. Battles rage for the remainder between the competing Corporations. During one such battle the seal is broken and awakens an ancient and deadly machine ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, serious, tense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
steampunk, mutant, post apocalypse, apocalypse, distopia, transformation, survival, zombie, alone in the world, battles, heroic mission, humanity ...
Time:
future, distant future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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244K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is ...
Style:
futuristic, suspenseful, tense, harsh, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
monster, survival, creature, suspense, alien life-form, alien, space travel, escape, dark hero, space, deadly creature, space and aliens ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
80%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Africa, Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny ...
Style:
futuristic, absurd, exciting, semi serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien, space, military, alien invasion, space wars, space and aliens, evil alien, marauder, soldier, space marine, battles, space travel ...
Time:
23rd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
617K
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style:
futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
survival, alien, space travel, distant planet, space, androids, space and aliens, mission, spacecraft, alien life-form, mysterious planet, monster ...
Time:
future, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
61K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Hungary
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural being that have taken over a European city.
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, futuristic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, military, technology, science, chase, heroes, heroic mission, chaos and mayhem, escapades, survival, super soldier, distopia ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
virginia, usa, eastern europe, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the sequel to Paul Verhoeven's loved/reviled sci-fi film, a group of troopers taking refuge in an abandoned outpost after fighting alien bugs, failing to realize that more danger lays in wait.
Style:
futuristic, stylized, intense, scary, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space and aliens, space, military, war, alien, battles, suspense, space travel, heroes, soldier, mars, burned alive ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, War
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, exciting, suspenseful, heroic ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
time loop, time travel, alien invasion, alien, soldier, military, battles, invasion, repeated event, changing the past or future, time paradox, evil alien ...
Time:
future, near future
Place:
france, paris france, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Movies like Prometheus
690K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Aliens land in South Africa and, with their ship totally disabled, have no way home. Years later, after living in a slum and wearing out their welcome the 'Non-Humans' are being moved to a new tent city overseen by Multi-National United ...
Style:
serious, cerebral, thought provoking, biting, futuristic ...
Audience:
chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
alien, distopia, suspense, alien invasion, mutation, quarantine, extraterrestrial, space and aliens, transformation, alien encounter, alien race, metamorphosis ...
Time:
future, 2000s, year 1982, 21st century
Place:
africa, south africa, johannesburg south africa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
An ordinary man is recruited by time travellers from 30 years in the future to fight in a war against deadly aliens.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, anamorphic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
time travel, alien invasion, alien, future war, military, soldier, evil alien, resistance, father daughter relationship, struggle for survival, future dystopia, alien encounter ...
Time:
future
Place:
dominican republic, usa, north america, russia, bahamas ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
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Story:
After a 40-year armistice in a war between the Twelve Colonies and the Cylons, the Cylons launch a surprise nuclear attack intended to exterminate the human race. Virtually all of the population of the Twelve Colonies are wiped out.
Style:
futuristic, bleak, cerebral, tense, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
space travel, space wars, space, space battle, future dystopia, cyborgs, space and aliens, androids and robots, alternate universe, good versus evil, obsessive quest, military ...
Time:
future, 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
509K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, serious, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
giant monster, monster, robot, battles, kaiju, creature, androids and robots, chaos and mayhem, destruction, survival, heroic mission, giant robots ...
Time:
future, 2010s, near future, year 2017, 2020s ...
Place:
tokyo, pacific ocean, hong kong, asia, australia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, tense, futuristic, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, invasion, space and aliens, end of the world, alien, ufo, survival, extraterrestrial, evil alien, first contact, alien encounter, natural disaster ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, future, jurassic
Place:
new york, washington d.c., usa, utah, moscow russia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Films like Deadpool
430K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Dutch and his group of commandos are hired by the CIA to rescue downed airmen from guerillas in a Central American jungle. The mission goes well but as they return they find that something is hunting them. Nearly invisible, it blends in with the ...
Style:
suspenseful, scary, futuristic, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
alien, monster, survival, jungle, military, creature, suspense, deadly creature, hunting, predator, squad, chase ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
latin america, south america, central america
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A distant Federation outpost Fort Casey comes under attack by bugs. The team on the fast attack ship Alesia is assigned to help the Starship John A. Warden stationed in Fort Casey evacuate along with the survivors and bring military intelligence ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, sexy, stylized, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
creature, military, alien, space, space wars, insect, heroes, human versus alien, infantry, friendship, distant planet, monster ...
Time:
future, 23rd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
299K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl ...
Style:
futuristic, tense, semi serious, entertaining, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space travel, space opera, alien, space, distopia, spacecraft, space and aliens, future dystopia, friendship, space wars, mechanic, future war ...
Time:
future
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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265K
Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, bloody, intense, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, robot, cyborgs, police, androids and robots, distopia, revenge, law enforcement, graphic violence, violence, fight, superhero ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
usa, detroit, michigan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two hundred years after Lt. Ripley died, a group of scientists clone her, hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the new Ripley is full of surprises … as are the new aliens. Ripley must team with a band of smugglers to keep the creatures from ...
Style:
futuristic, scary, suspenseful, splatter, bleak ...
Plot:
alien, space travel, space, monster, distopia, space and aliens, evil alien, strong female lead, apocalypse, suspense, robot, creature ...
Time:
future, 24th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A sequel to 2004's Alien vs. Predator, the iconic creatures from two of the scariest film franchises in movie history wage their most brutal battle ever - in our own backyard. The small town of Gunnison, Colorado becomes a war zone between two ...
Style:
serious, rough, scary, suspenseful, splatter ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
alien, evil alien, predator, survival, monster, alien invasion, small town, space and aliens, superhero, space, creature, suspense ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 21st century
Place:
colorado, antarctica, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
534K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, intense, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
post apocalypse, apocalypse, alien, distopia, alien invasion, survival, future dystopia, space, space travel, catastrophe, destruction, disorder ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
new york, washington d.c., pentagon, empire state building manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
115K
Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Czech Republic, Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer ...
Style:
rough, splatter, futuristic, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
monster, mars, deadly creature, zombie, alien, military, creature, virus, suspense, video game, marines, genetics ...
Time:
future, 2040s, jurassic, 2020s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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58K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sergeant Todd is a veteran soldier for an elite group of the armed forces. After being defeated by a new breed of genetically engineered soldiers, he is dumped on a waste planet and left for dead. He soon interacts with a group of crash survivors ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, apocalyptic, perverse, emotional ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
military, genetic engineering, space travel, space, future war, distopia, alien planet, soldier, alien, apocalypse, survival, snake ...
Time:
future, near future, year 1996
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
1.3M
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, captivating, epic ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, fantasy world, culture clash, beautiful scenery, battles, ecology, creature, space and aliens, alien life-form, space travel, alien planet, scientist ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: France, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Style:
futuristic, breathtaking, exciting, cerebral, entertaining ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, teens
Plot:
alien, good versus evil, cyberpunk, space travel, space and aliens, save the world, heroic mission, spacecraft, end of the world, space opera, love, distopia ...
Time:
future, 1910s, 23rd century, 90s
Place:
egypt, usa, brooklyn new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
337K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Construction worker Douglas Quaid discovers a memory chip in his brain during a virtual-reality trip. He also finds that his past has been invented to conceal a plot of planetary domination. Soon, he's off to Mars to find out who he is and who ...
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, ambiguous ending, thought provoking, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, mars, memory loss, secret agents, false memory, space colony, conspiracy, future dystopia, alien, chase, space, virtual reality ...
Time:
future, 80s, 90s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
243K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Brazil
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Style:
exciting, futuristic, touching, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space exploration, space, moon, solar system, astronaut, obsession, father son relationship, journey, space pirate, space station, trapped in space, spacecraft ...
Time:
future, near future
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.
Style:
futuristic, humorous, stylized, exciting, psychotronic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, good versus evil, space travel, alien, space adventure, space, death, vengeance, robot, mercenary, spacecraft, space battle ...
Time:
80s, future
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led ...
Style:
futuristic, twist ending, intense, bad ending, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
post apocalypse, time travel, astronaut, distopia, monkey, future dystopia, genetics, suspense, survival, alien planet, greed, stranded ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 2020s, distant future, 2000s
Place:
washington d.c., north america
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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