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Toy Soldiers

1991 · 112 min

A tense but rousing hostage thriller where mischievous boarding-school kids turn their pranks into rebellion, mixing action with youthful defiance.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Tagline
They've Always been REBELS - TODAY, They Become HEROES.
Overview
After federal agents arrest a drug czar and put him on trial, the cartel leader's vicious son storms a prep school and takes its students hostage. They rebel against the armed intruders and try to take back their academy by any means necessary.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • rebellion
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • violence
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour4
Realism4
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Written by
Daniel Petrie Jr., David Koepp
Starring
Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, Andrew Divoff, R. Lee Ermey, Mason Adams, Denholm Elliott, Louis Gossett Jr.
Music
Robert Folk
Cinematography
Thomas Burstyn
Runtime
112 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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