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The Pacifier
Why this pick
Like Kindergarten Cop, it gets comic mileage from a tough authority figure abruptly managing unruly children, while keeping the action light, warm, and family-friendly.
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MOVIE1990 1h 51m USA
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
After years of pursuing drug kingpin Cullen Crisp, Los Angeles Police Department Detective John Kimble arrests him for murder; a witness saw him murder an informant after getting information regarding the whereabouts of his ex-wife, Rachel Myatt Crisp, who allegedly stole millions of dollars from him before fleeing with his son, Cullen Jr.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Penelope Ann Miller
Joyce
Pamela Reed
Phoebe
Jayne Brook
Zach's Mother
Tom Dugan
Crisp's Lawyer
Catherine Reitman
3rd Grade Student
Miko Hughes
Joseph
Adam Wylie
Larry
Michael Chapman
Firefighter