Best Starship Troopers Movies, Ranked
All 5 Starship Troopers films with enough votes to rank, ordered by TMDB audience score. Starship Troopers leads at 7.1; the franchise averages 5.6. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
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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."
7.15,617 votes - 2
The troopers of two starships have joined forces to terminate a massive bug attack at a Federation outpost. Before the mission can be completed and the survivors evacuated, one ship abruptly departs and goes inexplicably dark. The remaining battle-hardened troopers race to the rescue only to discover that the threat from the bugs is about to hit home.
5.9446 votes - 3
Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.
5.9332 votes - 4
The war against the Bugs continues! A Federation Starship crash-lands on the distant Alien planet OM-1, stranding beloved leader Sky Marshal Anoke and several others, including comely but tough pilot Lola Beck. It's up to Colonel/General Johnny Rico, reluctant hero of the original Bug Invasion on Planet P, to lead a team of Troopers on a daring rescue mission.
4.8606 votes - 5
A group of troopers take refuge in an abandoned outpost after fighting alien bugs, failing to realize that more danger lays in wait.
4.5715 votes
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Starship Troopers film?
Starship Troopers (1997) rates highest at 7.1 out of 10 from 5,617 TMDB votes.
How are these Starship Troopers films ranked?
By TMDB audience score — the average rating from every user who has scored the film. Only films with at least 50 votes are included, so a handful of ratings cannot skew the order. This is audience opinion, not a critics' list.
Which Starship Troopers film is rated lowest?
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation (2004) sits last at 4.5. The franchise averages 5.6 across 5 rated films.
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