Small Soldiers

1998 film directed by Joe Dante
Movie film Q1332263
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Summary

Small Soldiers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,463 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joe Dante[3]
  • Screenwriter: Ted Elliott[4], Terry Rossio[5]
  • Composer: Jerry Goldsmith[6]
  • Genre: science fiction film[7], action film[8], comedy film[9], speculative fiction film[10], adventure film[11], fantasy film[12]
  • Cast member: Kirsten Dunst[13], Gregory Smith[14], Jay Mohr[15], Phil Hartman[16], Kevin Dunn[17], Denis Leary[18], Frank Langella[19], Tommy Lee Jones[20], David Cross[21], Dick Miller[22], Jacob Smith[23], Jonathan Bouck[24], Archie Hahn[25], Robert Picardo[26]
  • Producer: Colin Wilson[27]
  • Production company: Universal Pictures[28], DreamWorks[29], Amblin Entertainment[30]
  • Director of photography: Jamie Anderson[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 48%[34], 6.2/10[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United States[37]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1998[38], October 15, 1998[39], July 10, 1998[40]
  • Distributed by: DreamWorks[41], Netflix[42], Universal Pictures[43], United International Pictures[44]
  • Narrative location: Ohio[45]
  • Filming location: California[46]
  • Title: Small Soldiers[47]
  • MPA film rating: PG-13[48]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[49]
  • Duration: 108[50]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.39:1[51]

Why It Matters

Small Soldiers has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Mullanur · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rars rating → 12+
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    Publication date → +1998-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1998-10-15T00:00:00Z, +1998-07-10T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
    Imda rating → PG
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