The Pacifier (2005)
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The Pacifier rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.6/10· 103K votes
Rotten Tomatoes21%
Metacritic30%
TMDb6.072/10· 3K votesWith 21% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.6/10 on IMDb and 30/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About The Pacifier
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.
Cast of The Pacifier
Vin Diesel
as Shane Wolf
Lauren Graham
as Claire Fletcher
Faith Ford
as Julie Plummer
Brittany Snow
as Zoe Plummer
Max Thieriot
as Seth Plummer
Morgan York
as Lulu Plummer
Chris Potter
as Bill Fawcett
Carol Kane
as Helga
Brad Garrett
as Dwayne Murney
Tate Donovan
as Howard Plummer
Scott Thompson
as Director
Denis Akiyama
as Mr. Chun
The Pacifier facts
- Budget
- $56M
- Box office
- $198.6M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Action hero nanny concept offers unique comedic premise freshness
- •Family dynamics create heartfelt emotional beats authentically
- •Bodyguard duty structure provides action-comedy framework effectively
What the audience disliked
- •Sentimental moments feel overly manipulative and saccharine
- •Action sequences lack punch despite adequate budgeting investment
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