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Soldier

Play trailer Poster for Soldier R,  1998,  1h 38m,  Sci-Fi/ Action/ Adventure/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 3 Reviews Tomatometer 46% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 3 Reviews 46% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Todd (Kurt Russell) has been trained since birth, through brutal conditioning, to be an emotionless killing machine. After 40 years, Todd and his comrades are deemed obsolete when Col. Mekum (Jason Isaacs) promotes a new breed of genetically flawless soldiers. Discarded on the trash-covered planet of Arcadia 234, Todd is rescued by colonists Mace (Sean Pertwee) and Sandra (Connie Nielsen) -- but he's soon forced to face his stronger replacements when the military seeks to wipe out the colony.

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Katie Hogan FILMHOUNDS Magazine Apr 29, 2026
2/5
For those who can’t miss out on a 90s sci-fi action film, Soldier is probably for you. But for those who like their stories fresh and to make some sense, you can skip this one and maybe go back to a Kurt classic instead. Go to Full Review
Niall Browne Movies in Focus Jun 25, 2023
4/5
Soldier finally deserves a reappraisal. The Kurt Russell starrer is actually a hugely entertaining and visually arresting piece of science fiction cinema – at the centre of it is a bold performance from Russell – one in which he only speaks 104 words. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jan 8, 2023
3/5
…while humour is sorely lacking in Soldier, the brutalist sci-fi tone holds throughout, and it’s easy to get behind Todd’s stubborn unwillingness to be thrown out with the trash… Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Paul W.S. Anderson

Director

Kurt Russell

Sgt. Todd 3465

Jason Scott Lee

Sgt. Caine 607

Connie Nielsen

Sandra

Sean Pertwee

Mace

Michael Chiklis

Jimmy Pig

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Soldier

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Synopsis Todd (Kurt Russell) has been trained since birth, through brutal conditioning, to be an emotionless killing machine. After 40 years, Todd and his comrades are deemed obsolete when Col. Mekum (Jason Isaacs) promotes a new breed of genetically flawless soldiers. Discarded on the trash-covered planet of Arcadia 234, Todd is rescued by colonists Mace (Sean Pertwee) and Sandra (Connie Nielsen) -- but he's soon forced to face his stronger replacements when the military seeks to wipe out the colony.
Director
Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer
Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter
David Webb Peoples
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Home Video [us]
Production Co
Warner Brothers, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$14.6M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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