Starship Troopers vs The Dog Stars
Starship Troopers has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6.7/10 for The Dog Stars). The Dog Stars is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 9m. Starship Troopers is the older of the two (1997 against 2026). Both are adventure, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Starship Troopers
The Dog Stars| Starship Troopers | The Dog Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller | Adventure, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Paul Verhoeven | Ridley Scott |
| Main cast | Neil Patrick Harris, Seth Gilliam, Clancy Brown, Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards | Benedict Wong, Sam Spruell, Kyshan Wilson, Josh Brolin, Guy Pearce |
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 Dog Stars
After the world's population has been ravaged by a pandemic, a man lives a lonesome existence in a Colorado airplane hangar with his dog and a dour gunman he has befriended. When a mysterious transmission comes through on the radio while he’s flying his old Cessna, it sparks a hunt for the provenance of the sound.
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