The Substitute

Movie · United States

The Substitute

1996114 minAction · Crime · Drama · Thriller

★ 7 / 10 TMDb rating · 601 votes

United States

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At the last check: The Substitute is available with a subscription to Peacock in United States. You can rent The Substitute online from Apple TV. You can buy The Substitute digitally from Apple TV. Paid add-on channels also offer this title: The Roku Channel + Howdy, The Roku Channel + Peacock, and Prime Video + Peacock Premium Plus. They are not automatically included in a base subscription.

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The Roku Channel

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The Roku Channel

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Peacock

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The Roku Channel

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Peacock

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What is The Substitute about?

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.

Cast

Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Marc Anthony, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson, Richard Brooks

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