Is The Substitute violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Substitute sad?

Not especially. Less sad than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Substitute scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Substitute end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Substitute easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Substitute

Name: The Substitute
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán

The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students.

Directed by Robert Mandel

Produced by Live Entertainment

1996114 min7.0 / 10

A high-octane action thriller that uses a school setting as a backdrop for a mercenary's violent crusade against urban crime and corruption.

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

Clusters

High-Octane Action Movies Time-Sensitive Rescue Missions Vengeance Over Introspection Gangs and Militant Groups Drug Addiction

Genres

Action Crime Drama Thriller

Keywords

Mercenary Gang Drug

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Questions people ask

Is The Substitute violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is The Substitute sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.
Is The Substitute scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does The Substitute end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Substitute easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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