Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- breezy
- witty
- warm
- family movie night
- lazy weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly found Vin Diesel’s tough-guy parody and family premise only moderately amusing, with the execution viewed as formulaic and calculated.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Navy SEAL Shane Wolf must protect and manage a household of rebellious children while searching for intelligence.
Shane's security mission expands into emotional involvement with the Plummer children and their domestic problems.
Shane and foreign spies search the scientist's house for the concealed top secret device.
The film repeatedly contrasts Shane's military competence with childcare, school, and household demands.
Films like The Pacifier, and why
Kindergarten Cop
Shares the fish out of water premise of a tough action hero forced into comic childcare, with family-friendly action and broad humor.
The Game Plan
Combines a hardened protector, child-centered domestic comedy, and light action in a family-oriented package.
Mr. Nanny
Features an intimidating professional adjusting to childcare and family responsibility through broad workplace-and-domestic comedy.
Movie Details
- Director
- Adam Shankman
- Release Date
- 2005-03-04
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (3345)
Cast
- Vin Diesel
- Lauren Graham
- Faith Ford
- Brittany Snow
- Max Thieriot
- Chris Potter
- Carol Kane
- Brad Garrett
- Morgan York
- Keegan Hoover
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Pacifier about?
- A battle-hardened Navy SEAL must become an unlikely nanny while protecting a scientist’s unruly children from spies hunting a hidden device.
- What is The Pacifier like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Pacifier as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Pacifier violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Pacifier as mild.
- What did critics think of The Pacifier?
- Critics broadly found Vin Diesel’s tough-guy parody and family premise only moderately amusing, with the execution viewed as formulaic and calculated.
- Which films are like The Pacifier?
- Films with a similar feel include Kindergarten Cop, The Game Plan, and Mr. Nanny.
- How long is The Pacifier?
- The Pacifier runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Pacifier?
- In United States, The Pacifier streams on Disney Plus.
