Soldier
Film199899 min

Soldier

Taste attributes: actionscience fictionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturaldramafastunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary

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"Left for dead on a remote planet for obsolete machines and people, a fallen hero has one last battle to fight"

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and morally murky: a wide-ranging sci-fi film, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 578 votes

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
  • Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
  • Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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 who lead out a peaceful existence. The peace is broken as the new soldiers land on the planet to eliminate the colony, which Sergeant Todd must defend.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Directed by

  • Paul W. S. Anderson

Cast

  • Kurt Russell
  • Jason Scott Lee
  • Jason Isaacs
  • Connie Nielsen
  • Sean Pertwee

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1998
Runtime
99 min
Status
Released
Studio
Impact Pictures
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