Starship Troopers vs The Abyss
The Abyss has the higher audience score (7.3/10 against 7.1/10 for Starship Troopers). Starship Troopers is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 20m. The Abyss is the older of the two (1989 against 1997). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Starship Troopers
The Abyss| Starship Troopers | The Abyss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1989 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | James Cameron |
| Main cast | Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Gilliam, Clancy Brown, Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ed Harris, Chris Elliott, Michael Biehn, J.C. Quinn |
Synopsis
Starship Troopers
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."
The Abyss
A civilian oil rig crew is recruited to conduct a search and rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it.
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