# The Substitute: Failure Is Not an Option (2001)

> A battle-hardened mercenary goes undercover at a military academy to dismantle a neo-Nazi conspiracy embedded in its cadet ranks and officer corps.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37393

## Facts

- Runtime: 91 min
- Genres: Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Robert Radler
- Cast: Treat Williams, Angie Everhart, Patrick Kilpatrick, Bill Nunn, Tim Abell, Grayson Fricke, Simon Rhee, Scott Thomas
- TMDB rating: 5.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240944/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: pulpy, tense, heightened, action movie night, cult movie marathon

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- [Bloodsport: The Dark Kumite (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/22795)
- [Death Warrant (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/10497)
- [Stone Cold (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/12833)
- [Beyond the Law (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/11234)
- [Class of 1999 (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/13934)
- [The Substitute (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/12521)
- [American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/15130)
- [The Principal (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/5198)
- [The Substitute 3: Winner Takes All (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/34337)
- [Class of 1999 II: The Substitute (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/42625)

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