The Substitute
1996 Action, ThrillerAfter he did some jobs for CIA, ex-marine John Shale is visiting his high school love Jane. She's now a teacher in Columbus High School in Miami. Soon after his arriving Jane has her knee cap broken while jogging. After that, John decides to go undercover as her substitute in high school. Very soon he finds out that gang named Kings of Destruction are terrorizing the school.
Movies like The Substitute
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to The Substitute. Explore films such as The Dark Knight, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and Deadpool 2, around the themes of urban setting, teacher, high school. Other notable keywords include drugs and gang.
#1
The Dark Knight
Synopsis:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Starring:
Gary Oldman,
Morgan Freeman,
Christian Bale
#2
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Synopsis:
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Starring:
Mark Strong,
Colin Firth,
Julianne Moore
#3
Deadpool 2
Synopsis:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Starring:
Jack Kesy,
Ryan Reynolds,
T. J. Miller
#4
The Dark Knight Rises
Synopsis:
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city t…
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Gary Oldman,
Anne Hathaway
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#5
Bright
Synopsis:
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Joel Edgerton,
Lucy Fry
Plot:
orc,
buddy movie,
elf,
magic,
wand,
urban fantasy,
police,
fairy,
alternate reality,
buddy cop
...
#6
The First Purge
Synopsis:
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Starring:
Lauren Vélez,
Marisa Tomei,
Lex Scott Davis
Plot:
abuse of power,
social injustice,
church,
murder,
politics,
fascism,
atrocity,
official corruption,
class conflict,
homicide
...
#7
Peppermint
Synopsis:
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
John Ortiz,
John Gallagher Jr.
#8
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Synopsis:
One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.
Starring:
Jason Isaacs,
John DiMaggio,
Bruce Greenwood
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#9
Bad Boys for Life
Synopsis:
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Martin Lawrence,
Paola Nuñez
Plot:
nightclub,
police,
buddy cop,
buddy comedy,
helicopter,
chase,
showdown,
mexico city mexico,
mexico,
miami florida
...
#10
The Equalizer 2
Synopsis:
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when a long-time girl friend is murdered.
Starring:
Denzel Washington,
Melissa Leo,
Ashton Sanders
#11
A Day to Die
Synopsis:
A disgraced parole officer is indebted to a local gang leader and forced to pull off a series of dangerous drug heists within twelve hours in order to pay the $2 million dollars he owes, rescue his kidnapped pregnant wife, and settle a score with the city's corrupt police chief, who is working with the gang leader and double-crossed him years ago.
Starring:
Bruce Willis,
Johnny Messner,
Frank Grillo
Plot:
hostage,
explosion,
terrorist,
shootout,
criminal gang,
tactical uniform,
helmet,
gloves,
black leather jacket,
police
...
#12
6 Bullets
Synopsis:
An ex-mercenary known for finding missing children is hired by a mixed martial arts fighter whose daughter has been kidnapped.
Starring:
Jean-Claude Van Damme,
Kris Van Damme,
Bianca Bree
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#13
Nobody
Synopsis:
Hutch Mansell, a suburban dad, overlooked husband, nothing neighbor — a "nobody." When two thieves break into his home one night, Hutch's unknown long-simmering rage is ignited and propels him on a brutal path that will uncover dark secrets he fought to leave behind.
Starring:
Christopher Lloyd,
Colin Salmon,
Michael Ironside
Plot:
fighting back,
russian mafia,
husband,
black comedy,
violence,
home invasion,
nightclub,
one man army,
father,
secret identity
...
#14
Extraction
Synopsis:
Tyler Rake, a fearless mercenary who offers his services on the black market, embarks on a dangerous mission when he is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of a Mumbai crime lord.
Starring:
Chris Hemsworth,
David Harbour,
Rudhraksh Jaiswal
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#15
Suicide Squad
Synopsis:
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Starring:
Jai Courtney,
Margot Robbie,
Will Smith
#16
Shaft
Synopsis:
JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.
Starring:
Alexandra Shipp,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Titus Welliver
Plot:
masculinity,
sequel,
fifth part,
character name as title,
shootout,
gunfight,
drug lord,
strong man,
black comedy,
one word title
...
#17
6 Underground
Synopsis:
After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.
Starring:
Payman Maadi,
Dave Franco,
Ryan Reynolds
Plot:
yacht,
ensemble cast,
italy,
hong kong,
dictator,
fictional country,
coup d'etat,
fighter jet,
terrorism,
car chase
...
#18
The Foreigner
Synopsis:
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
Starring:
Ray Fearon,
Jackie Chan,
Pierce Brosnan
Plot:
gun,
justice,
terrorism,
explosion,
london england,
handgun,
death,
death of daughter,
affair,
restaurant
...
#19
The Expendables
Synopsis:
Barney Ross leads a band of highly skilled mercenaries including knife enthusiast Lee Christmas, a martial arts expert, heavy weapons specialist, demolitionist, and a loose-cannon sniper. When the group is commissioned by the mysterious Mr. Church to assassinate the dictator of a small South American island, Barney and Lee visit the remote locale to scout out their opposition and discover the tru…
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone,
Dolph Lundgren,
Eric Roberts
Plot:
rescue mission,
action hero,
assassination attempt,
machine gun,
explosion,
cockpit,
pilot,
terrorist,
thug,
black man
...
#20
Tenet
Synopsis:
Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.
Starring:
Kenneth Branagh,
Aaron Taylor-Johnson,
Michael Caine