Playing Dangerous

Playing Dangerous

Five Terrorists. One Kid. You Do The Maths.

PG-13 1995 · 86 min · ★ 4.4 · Family, Comedy, Drama, Thriller

A child genius has to defend his family from terrorists after they search his house for the secret to cold fusion.

Directed by Lawrence Lanoff · Written by Sam Gottlieb

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