Kindergarten Cop

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Kindergarten Cop

PG-13,

1990,

1h 51m,

Comedy

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In this action-comedy, unusual circumstances find big, brawny cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) posing as a kindergarten teacher in order to apprehend major drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), as well as his ruthless accomplice and mother, Eleanor (Carroll Baker). While pretending to be a kid-friendly instructor, Kimble falls for pretty fellow teacher Joyce Palmieri (Penelope Ann Miller) as he battles both unruly children and dangerous bad guys.

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Critics Consensus

Arnold Schwarzenegger substitutes his action brio with some refreshingly adept comedic timing, but Kindergarten Cop is too grim for children and too cloying for adults.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Sep 26, 2007

A mish-mash of violence, psycho-drama and lukewarm kiddie comedy.

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Kim Voynar

Empire Magazine

Sep 26, 2007

3/5

With a heart of purest mush, Kindergarten Cop still manages to be generally entertaining.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

If Reitman's film gets closer than most to covering the bases, there remain huge gaps in plausibility and a romantic subplot any ten-year-old could tell you is just plain icky.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Dec 30, 2025

1.5/4

Apart from the violence Crisp's trail leaves in his wake, there's much else to disturb youngsters watching "Kindergarten Cop."

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

Feb 5, 2024

4/5

Kindergarten Cop was one of Schwarzenegger's more diverse roles to date, showcasing the actor's talent in more than just action sequences.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Dec 1, 2022

The film, rather insubstantial that it almost doesn't exist, distracted me for an hour and a half. [Full review in Spanish]

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Apr 19, 2019

this movie is so good it hits my heart with warmth every time I watch it. this movie never gets old

Draco L

Mar 4, 2019

It just brings back memories. Arnold looks like a tough guy but even he can sometimes be a softie.

Hermione R

Dec 25, 2018

HorfÃ°i ekki Ã¡ hana allveg alla, hoppaÃ°i innÃ eldhÃºs Ã¶Ã°ru hverju og hjÃ¡lpaÃ°i meÃ° jÃ³laeldamennsku

Hagrid W

Nov 16, 2018

One of the best of Schwarzenegger.

Oct 11, 2018

I watched it and its a good film its iconic and likable Arnold did do a good role in the film a cop undercover as a teacher thats genius

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Albus P

Sep 30, 2018

C+ Arnold is the best thing about this movie, but that's not saying much.

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Ivan Reitman

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

Detective John Kimble

Penelope Ann Miller

Joyce Palmieri

Pamela Reed

Detective Phoebe O'Hara

Linda Hunt

Miss Schlowski

Richard Tyson

Cullen Crisp, Sr.

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Synopsis

In this action-comedy, unusual circumstances find big, brawny cop John Kimble (Arnold Schwarzenegger) posing as a kindergarten teacher in order to apprehend major drug lord Cullen Crisp (Richard Tyson), as well as his ruthless accomplice and mother, Eleanor (Carroll Baker). While pretending to be a kid-friendly instructor, Kimble falls for pretty fellow teacher Joyce Palmieri (Penelope Ann Miller) as he battles both unruly children and dangerous bad guys.

Director: Ivan Reitman
Producer: Ivan Reitman, Brian Grazer
Screenwriter: Murray Salem, Herschel Weingrod, Timothy Hyde Harris
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $88.6M
Runtime: 1h 51m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR

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