Ann Magnuson, David Cross, Denis Leary

Director Joe Dante and his producer, Steven Spielberg, are reunited for a darkly comic, and ultimately weak knockoff of their magical 1984 creation, "Gremlins."

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46% liked it

104,619 ratings

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48% liked it

40 critics

PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Directed by: Joe Dante

Release Date: July 10, 1998

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DVD Release Date: December 1, 1998

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  • February 14, 2009
    I liked it so :p
  • June 1, 2008
    A great live action/animated movie
  • March 7, 2008
    Kirsten Dunst - all right!
  • January 4, 2008
    Its okay I suppose.
  • January 3, 2008
    Kinda like toy story the whole toys are alive thing, really great kids film, chip hazard legend
  • November 3, 2009
    Entertaining, but gets a bit silly at the end. Kirsten Dunst usually finds a way to help drag a movie down.
  • October 27, 2009
    Comwecial or stupid! :|
  • October 22, 2009
    films like this freak me out for some reason. kinda like those old Duracell commercials, with those creepy ass "people".
  • October 15, 2009
    This is a really funny film and one of the best! Everyone should see it.
  • October 12, 2009
    Loved this movie and great for the family too.

Critic Reviews


April 12, 2002
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

...this smells like a script slapped together around a toy-product launch. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

What bothered me most about Small Soldiers is that it didn't tell me where to stand--what attitude to adopt. full review

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  • ShodowWolf
    November 28, 2006
    I am an offisial wimp (is that how you spell offisial?) i got freaked out in this!

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