The Pacifier

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2005 • 95 min • Comedy · Family · Action

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Synopsis

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scientist whose top-secret experiment remains hidden in the kids' house.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

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100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
61 Audience · 3308 · 49%

A tough Navy SEAL is tasked with protecting five children whose scientist father recently passed away, leading to a clash of military discipline and family chaos. He must guard the kids and uncover their father's secret project hidden in their home.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Some slapstick violence and action sequences
Brief potty humor
A few mild insults

What it models well

Family bonding and support
Responsibility and growth
Overcoming stereotypes

Talk about it after

What it means to be a hero
Adjusting to new family dynamics
Dealing with grief and loss

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Top billed cast

Director: Adam Shankman • Crew: Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon

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Reviewer notes

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Crux of the matter is adults can't relate to children and children can't relate to adults, is there a middle ground? Which also poses the question, are children watching this? Are the parents? It's entertaining, sure, but nobody would go out of their way to rewatch this—except me, I guess, for Brittany Snow.…
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