Soldier (1998) Drama Sci-Fi Action

Rated R | Threatrical Oct 23, 1998 (US) | Genres Drama, Sci-Fi, Action | Runtime 1h 39m
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Soldier Plot Synopsis:

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...


Synopsis / Plot Summary: A soldier is dumped on a waste disposal planet and lives among a community of crash survivors on the planet and takes it upon himself to defend his new home when genetic engineered soldiers are ordered to eliminate the crash survivors.

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

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Soldier Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 1998 (more 1998 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 99 minutes /
Genres:  Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
Directors: Paul W.S. Anderson
Stars: Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Jason Isaacs, Connie Nielsen, Sean Pertwee … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Oct 23, 1998
Box Office: $14,594,226
Language: English
Country: United States, United Kingdom
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Soldier Release Dates In Theaters: Oct 23, 1998, Netflix: Jun 16, 2017
Writers: David Webb Peoples
Producers: Jeremy Bolt, Susan Ekins, Fred Fontana, R.J. Louis, James G. Robinson, Jerry Weintraub
Editors: Martin Hunter
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