Kindergarten Cop
1990 | 111 min | Comedy
Why it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 13 times its budget, but middling reviews (54%) and a lukewarm 6.1 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
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Hard-edged cop John Kimble gets more than he bargained for when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to get the goods on a brutal drug lord while at the same time protecting the man's young son. Pitted against a class of boisterous moppets whose antics try his patience and test his mettle, Kimble may have met his match … in more ways than one.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1/10 from 3K viewers
- AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$202 million worldwide on a $15 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
368K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ivan Reitman
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerKimble
- Penelope Ann MillerJoyce
- Pamela ReedPhoebe
- Linda HuntMiss Schlowski
- Richard TysonCrisp
- Carroll BakerEleanor Crisp
- Joseph CousinsDominic
- Christian CousinsDominic
- Cathy MoriartySylvester's Mother
- Park OverallSamantha's Mother