Soldier

"The best soldier they ever created just became their worst nightmare."

Oct 23 1998 R 1h 39m
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

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.

Plot

In a futuristic society, some people are selected at birth to become soldiers, and trained in such a manner that they become inhuman killing machines. One of the most succesfull and older of these soldiers (Russell) is pitted against a new breed of soldiers, and after the confrontation is believed to be dead. His body is left behind in a semi-abandoned colonial planet, where everything is peaceful, and he is taught about the other aspects of life. But eventually he has to fight the new breed of soldiers again, this time to defend his new home...

Written by

David Webb Peoples

Directed by

Paul W.S. Anderson

Cast

Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Impact Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination total

Trailers
Soldier (1998) Official Trailer - Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee Movie HD
Soldier (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
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Average Rating
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