The Substitute
1996 · 1h 54m · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
The most dangerous thing about school used to be the students.
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.
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Robert Mandel6.9Smart score
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