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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.
The Substitute is a film that explores themes of mercenary, gang, drug.
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Director
Robert Mandel
Cast
Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson, Richard Brooks, Glenn Plummer, Cliff DeYoung
What Critics Say
Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four, writing: "I am so very tired of this movie. I see it at least once a month. The title changes, the actors change, and the superficial details of the...
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The Substitute
You can watch The Substitute (1996) for free on Plex, or rent on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.9/10
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42%
Metacritic
Director
Robert Mandel
Cast
Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson, Richard Brooks, Glenn Plummer, Cliff DeYoung
What Critics Say
Roger Ebert gave the film one star out of four, writing: "I am so very tired of this movie. I see it at least once a month. The title changes, the actors change, and the superficial details of the...
9 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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