Toy Soldiers

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Toy Soldiers

R

1991

1h 52m

Action

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Colombian terrorist Luis Cali (Andrew Divoff) takes an American prep school hostage as a means of gaining his drug lord father's freedom. Privileged yet rebellious students Joey (Wil Wheaton), Billy (Sean Astin), Snuffy (Keith Coogan) and Hank (T.E. Russell) find that they are better equipped to deal with the threat than the mostly ineffectual government agencies sent to rescue them. With resourceful Billy as their leader, the students struggle to defeat the terrorists and save the school.

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Rated: C

Sep 7, 2011

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Kathleen Maher

Austin Chronicle

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Toy Soldiers, a film with earnest performances and professional production values, is constructed out of characters, situations and gimmicks that will be instantly recognized by the weary viewer. There is nothing new here.

Rated: 1/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

On its modest level, Tor Soldiers is an admirable toy. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 23, 2023

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

This isn't a slick, PG ode to the rah-rah antics of the Rambo sequels; instead, the teenagers and teachers are as likely to die as the terrorists in this violent, R-rated endeavor.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 11, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a pretty irresistible setup that's employed to middling and predominantly underwhelming effect by Petrie Jr...

Rated: 2/4

Jan 28, 2021

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Christian K

I guess we did use to actually make movies back in the day. This isn't perfect, its actually pretty silly, but the unique concept and genre mash works well.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/11/25

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Eric P

The critics are a bit harsh with this movie, and I don't fully understand why. I watched it as a 12 year old kid, so yes I may have some nostalgic bias. However, I just watched it again yesterday, and it still held up pretty well. It's a fun movie that's not quite as good as something like the first Die Hard, and yes, it's very "boyish" but it's still entertaining. Sean Astin (Mikey from Goonies, Rudy, LOTR) and Louis Gossett Jr, had some good chemistry in the film. Simple but effective premise and deninitely worth a watch if you're into suspensful action films.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/25

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Brandon R

This was one of my favorite movies growing up. I watched it weekly for years. Wore the tape out. And years later I shared it with my kids(DVD now) Sean Austin was very popular at the time, and although not as good as the goonies still a must watch. Perfect watch for an 8-10 year old. I was very surprised it's rated so low.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Tim W

“Toy Soldiers” is an excellent movie. If you haven’t seen it then you are missing out. Sean Austin in the perfect role. I love that Sean Astin cried in the film. It brought tears to my eyes. He also cried in “Rudy”. Sean is such a good actor and was with an all star cast with Will Wheaton, Keith Coogan and Louis Gossett Jr. An action and drama film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Capturing The Moment M

Watched this in the 90s and again recently, great actors and stands the test of time. Still a great movie. Will Wheaton's character is the most touching and although he thought fast to save his friends, he didn't have the smartest plan but had the most courage to save his friends. Great actors all around.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Michael S

This film to me is like if "Goonies" met "Die Hard". It's of course nowhere near as good as those two but this is still a very entertaining & thrilling movie with a great performance from Sean Astin.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/24

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Synopsis

Colombian terrorist Luis Cali (Andrew Divoff) takes an American prep school hostage as a means of gaining his drug lord father's freedom. Privileged yet rebellious students Joey (Wil Wheaton), Billy (Sean Astin), Snuffy (Keith Coogan) and Hank (T.E. Russell) find that they are better equipped to deal with the threat than the mostly ineffectual government agencies sent to rescue them. With resourceful Billy as their leader, the students struggle to defeat the terrorists and save the school.

Director: Daniel Petrie Jr.
Producer: Jack E. Freedman, Patricia Herskovic, Wayne S. Williams
Screenwriter: Daniel Petrie Jr., David Koepp
Production Co: Island World, TriStar Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.4M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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