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The Substitute

The Substitute (1996)

R 1h 54m 6.3/10 IMDb
ActionCrimeDramaThriller

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.

Director: Robert Mandel

Cast: Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán

Content Warnings

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Gun violence
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