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In the Custody of Strangers

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Parents (Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander) let their rowdy teenager (Emilio Estevez) spend a night in jail as a lesson, then cannot get him out.

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Stephen C Failed drama in 1 hour and 40 minutes (1 2/3 hours)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Audience Member It's hard to feel sorry for him considering how he acted before he got jailed... he was just a rebellious egotistical punk, I never really felt that sorry for him during the movie, the ending the parents acted like he was a hero and a survivor.. The movie obviously challenges the fact teenagers getting put in prison and how they shouldn't be treated like that... I Disagree... 2 stars for the acting and realism... but in the end it's just a propaganda movie to make it seem unjustified teens can be put in jail no matter how crazy they are... Teens are smart enough to realize what is right and wrong. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member I actually really loved this movie ;)) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Caught this flick on NetFLIX....way too long, just read the summary and save the time, that's all there is to this movie. Very after school special ish. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member BTW--Jimmy carter was president then--no wonder there was so much unemployment and there is now with B.O. as president. Doesn't liberal Martin Sheen get this????????? Carter was a p.o.s.--and so is B.O. p.u. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member not bad 4 a made for TV movie in the eighties. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Parents (Martin Sheen, Jane Alexander) let their rowdy teenager (Emilio Estevez) spend a night in jail as a lesson, then cannot get him out.
Director
Robert Greenwald
Production Co
Filmways Television, Moonlight Productions
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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