One Eight Seven (1997)
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When schools become war zones and both sides start taking casualties, what then?
When a Brooklyn high school student writes the police code for homicide, 187, inside a textbook owned by teacher Trevor Garfield, Garfield feels threatened. The principal dismisses the incident, but the same student stabs Trevor soon after. Fifteen months later, a physically and emotionally scarred Trevor relocates to California and takes up substitute teaching. To his dismay, his new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students as his old one—including four Latin Americans and a European American claiming membership in tagging gang K.O.S. (Kappin' Off Suckers)—driving him over the edge.
- Released: 1997-07-29
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 59m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 670 votes
Directed by Kevin Reynolds.
Top cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Trevor
- John Heard as Childress
- Kelly Rowan as Ellen
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Cesar
- Tony Plana as Garcia
- Karina Arroyave as Rita
- Lobo Sebastian as Benny
- Jack Kehler as Hyland
- Jonah Rooney as Stevie
- Demetrius Navarro as Paco
Where to watch One Eight Seven
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on The CW, Kanopy, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: watch free on Plex, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo
- Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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