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The Substitute

1996·1h 54m·R
DramaCrimeThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
18,325 votes
Metascore
41
Metacritic

Shale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.

The Substitute is a 1996 drama crime movie directed by Robert Mandel, starring Tom Berenger, William Forsythe, Raymond Cruz. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 18,325 votes and runs 1h 54m.

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Director
Robert Mandel
Stars
Tom Berenger
William Forsythe
Raymond Cruz
Luis Guzmán
Details
1996-04-19
114 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
Keywords
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