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Starship Troopers

1997 · directed by Paul Verhoeven · 129 min
24,241 feet · Prominence
713rd of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw63

$121m worldwide in 1997 — $249m in today's money.

As released$121mIn 2026 money$249mRank1,342 of 8,589In 199735 of 182

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise63

Critics 62, awards 5. Half each, so Praise lands at 63.

Critics62 → 31Awards5 → 2

Oscars1 nominated Visual Effects
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy62

Judged directly: Satire reappraised; 'would you like to know more'.

Verdict62 of 100IMDb7.3 from 344kWikipedia70k views a monthAge29 years

Scored beside it · 458 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 63 praise 63 legacy 62averages 63, which places it at24,241 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey.