Starship Troopers vs The Core
Starship Troopers has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 5.8/10 for The Core). Starship Troopers is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 16m. Starship Troopers is the older of the two (1997 against 2003). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Starship Troopers | The Core | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 2h 16m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Jon Amiel |
| Main cast | Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Gilliam, Clancy Brown, Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards | Aaron Eckhart, DJ Qualls, Bruce Greenwood, Richard Jenkins, Glenn Morshower |
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 Core
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the world's most gifted scientists, travel into the earth's core. Their mission: detonate a device that will reactivate the core.
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