Is The Substitute sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% 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 72% 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 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.

Is The Substitute violent?

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.

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.

The Substitute

Name: The Substitute
Genre: Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Released: 2007
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Paprika Steen, Ulrich Thomsen, Jonas Wandschneider, Nikolaj Falkenberg-Klok, Emma Juel Justesen

Directed by Ole Bornedal

Produced by Thura Film

200793 min5.7 / 10

A playful, surreal thriller-comedy about schoolchildren discovering their substitute teacher is an alien, blending kid-perspective adventure with mild body-horror and paranoia.

6th Grade gets a new substitute teacher. She wants to train the class for an international competition in Paris. But something isn't right. How is she able read kids' minds? Why is she so mean? And how does she manage to convince everyone's parents she is so great when the whole class knows she is really an alien?

Clusters

Fun Over-the-Top Movies Action Comedy Space & Alien Movies School Life European Countries

Genres

Thriller Comedy Horror

Keywords

Denmark Alien Teachers And Students

Questions people ask

Is The Substitute sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Substitute scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Substitute easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Substitute violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does The Substitute end with hope? 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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