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Kindergarten Cop

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In this action-comedy, unusual circumstances find big, brawny cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) posing as a kindergarten teacher in order to apprehend major drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), as well as his ruthless accomplice and mother, Eleanor (Carroll Baker). While pretending to be a kid-friendly instructor, Kimble falls for pretty fellow teacher Joyce Palmieri (Penelope Ann Miller) as he battles both unruly children and dangerous bad guys.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger substitutes his action brio with some refreshingly adept comedic timing, but Kindergarten Cop is too grim for children and too cloying for adults.

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Variety Staff Variety 09/26/2007
A mish-mash of violence, psycho-drama and lukewarm kiddie comedy. Go to Full Review
Kim Voynar Empire Magazine 09/26/2007
3/5
With a heart of purest mush, Kindergarten Cop still manages to be generally entertaining. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out 06/24/2006
If Reitman's film gets closer than most to covering the bases, there remain huge gaps in plausibility and a romantic subplot any ten-year-old could tell you is just plain icky. Go to Full Review
Allison Rose FlickDirect 02/05/2024
4/5
Kindergarten Cop was one of Schwarzenegger's more diverse roles to date, showcasing the actor's talent in more than just action sequences. Go to Full Review
Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 12/01/2022
The film, rather insubstantial that it almost doesn't exist, distracted me for an hour and a half. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 08/13/2022
3/4
...an erratically-paced yet mostly enjoyable comedy... Go to Full Review
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Glenn @Grappler Oct 19 I thought it was alright, all phases of the movie See more Richard R Aug 30 If you don't like this movie there is something wrong with you. It should be at 99 percent tomato score. Obviously you have a bunch of apathetic abysmal folks whose favorite movie is The Human Centipede. The kids are funny the woman cop is funny the principal and whereas it may not be perfect ultimately it has a heart and in a heartless spectra of crapola movies I'll rewatch this and Shawshank and regret watching 99.9 percent of everything else. Even tomato darlings See more Shaun R @Shaun666 Aug 29 Enough action and comedy to pass as a decent enough family film. See more Rylie B Aug 27 thanks for the heart attack See more Jamie W Aug 24 Lighten up critics please , this movie is great watched it a kid still love it as an adult . You lot take things way too serious Yes it’s goofy but that’s what makes it funny arnie the legend See more Patrick C Jul 28 I bloody adore this film. It is so charming, so lovely, so moving. The premise is somewhat ludicrous but that's half the fun and Arnold handles his role with aplomb. He's wonderful as John Kimble and it's a joy to see the kids in his class warm to him. I'm a sucker for a soppy love story and the ending always gets me. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this action-comedy, unusual circumstances find big, brawny cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) posing as a kindergarten teacher in order to apprehend major drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), as well as his ruthless accomplice and mother, Eleanor (Carroll Baker). While pretending to be a kid-friendly instructor, Kimble falls for pretty fellow teacher Joyce Palmieri (Penelope Ann Miller) as he battles both unruly children and dangerous bad guys.
Director
Ivan Reitman
Producer
Ivan Reitman, Brian Grazer
Screenwriter
Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Hyde Harris
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 21, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$88.6M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
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