Soldier

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Soldier

R

1998

1h 38m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Drama

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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

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.

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Niall Browne

Movies in Focus

06/25/2023

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.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

01/08/2023

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…

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Carlos T

@RT67858720 Apr 29

Desde a infância, Todd foi moldado para uma única função: ser uma arma. Sem emoções, sem questionamentos, sem identidade - apenas obediência. Mas até armas ficam obsoletas. Com a chegada de uma nova geração de soldados geneticamente aprimorados, liderados por Caine 607, Todd e seus companheiros são descartados como sucata humana. Dado como morto, ele é abandonado em um planeta remoto - onde, pela primeira vez, entra em contato com algo que nunca conheceu: vida comum. Resgatado por uma comunidade pacífica, Todd tenta coexistir... mas sua natureza não permite. Ele não pertence à guerra. Mas também não pertence à paz. E quando o passado retorna na forma de destruição, ele precisa decidir: continuar sendo uma máquina... ou finalmente se tornar humano. ⭐ Nota final: 5 / 10.

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Nara W

@RT82426693 Apr 5

I thought this movie was touching. The heavy sadness in Russell's eyes had a quality that I felt. I like sci-fi, not a big romance fan. I don't know how a proper romance is supposed to grab the emotions. That said, I was mesmerized by Russell's silent performance, it had a romance-like feeling.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 17

If anything has my favorite actor Kurt Russell in it, then I'm watching it. Even if it is Soldier.

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Ștefan D

@RT45997585 08/18/2025

Epic film. I love it.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone 08/16/2025

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Will G

@Kingofthepixies 11/11/2024

Criminally underrated! Needs a red release, was before it's time. 👍🏻

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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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