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Films like Soldier.

Soldier (1998) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme sci-fi / action, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

Pitch Black (2000) poster
1. Pitch Black2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The One (2001) poster
2. The One2001

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

I, Robot (2004) poster
3. I, Robot2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Godzilla (1998) poster
4. Godzilla1998

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Red Planet (2000) poster
5. Red Planet2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Déjà Vu (2006) poster
6. Déjà Vu2006

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Core (2003) poster
7. The Core2003

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Universal Soldier: The Return (1999) poster
8. Universal Soldier: The Return1999

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Æon Flux (2005) poster
9. Æon Flux2005

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) poster
10. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the bone-dry seriousness; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Hollow Man (2000) poster
11. Hollow Man2000

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) poster
12. The Chronicles of Riddick2004

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the white-knuckle intensity; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

These are Soldier’s neighbours — where are yours?

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