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10 Best Movies Like The Substitute 2: School's Out

If you loved The Substitute 2: School's Out, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Class of 1984

Class of 1984

1982★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid ...

#2
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story

2017★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Notorious gangster, Pat Tate, rises through the ranks of Essex's criminal underworld. A prequel to the 'Rise of the Footsoldier' franchise....

#3
The Rookie

The Rookie

1990★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But th...

#4
Death Wish 3

Death Wish 3

1985★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Thriller & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neigh...

#5
State Property

State Property

2002★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Crime. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream....

#6
Sniper: Reloaded

Sniper: Reloaded

2011★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Substitute 2: School's Out for fans of Action & Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Marine Sgt. Brandon Beckett, son of the U.S. Marine Corps' deadliest sniper, Thomas Beckett, must turn to his father's former protégé (Billy Zane) to track down and kill a mysterio...

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