Corbin Bleu, Jennifer Beals, John Carroll Lynch

This is the story of a twelve-year-old named Maddy. Maddy and her adventurous father have always shared a love for mountain climbing. Their hobby, however, has a disastrous effect when a devastating a...( read more  read more... )ccident on Mount Everest injures his spine, paralyzing him forever--unless he gets a very expensive operation. Determined to procure the money to pay for his surgery, Maddy decides to recruit two of her friends, a computer genius and a mechanical whiz kid, to help her pull off a risky heist. They plan to break into the local super-high-tech bank, which holds a vault suspended 100 feet off the floor, and get to its safe. To complicate matters even further, Maddy's mother works as the security chief at that very bank. Regardless of what obstacles she faces, Maddy is determined to get to the funds her father needs, by using the amazing climbing skills he taught her.

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Directed by: Bart Freundlich

Release Date: February 6, 2004

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004

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  • August 21, 2009
    Cute and pretty clever. : )
  • November 20, 2009
    This film was very put together I thought.

    This isn't getting really high ratings but I did think this was very well delivered.
    Corbin Bleu did well and hes not a bad actor but hes wasted is time so much in High School Musical I don't think he as shown his acting skills enoug...( read more)h.

    This film had some great acting performances and the story was well delivered that should keep most of its audience entertained.
    This film was a great Crime Comedy that was very well thought.It was really good to see film makers coming up with a story like this.

    Cointains spoilers!
    About a group of youngsters who go and help to rob a bank.The girl robs the bank and they all try and excaping.The dogs chase them and so do the police.They manage excaping and later police cars chase them when they are on go carts.They manage arresting them and getting the money but they tell people that they did it to raise money for their sick father and planned it.Later people gave money to them and they later compete in go cart comps.

    Overall I thought the story was very Interesting that had something for most audience and was very well delivered.I think everyone should view this film this film is most certainly do the comedy audience because it as some well delivered funny parts.This film shouldn't bore many audience as it as an Interesting storyline and the atmoshere is just great.This film I do consider as a masterpiece because the acting performances,the filmmaking,the storyline,the begining and the ending was just great and the film was very well thought.
    I saw no flaws in this maybe it did have a few because all films could be improved but it didn't bore me and entertained me throughout and thats why I'm rating this high.I just didn't take my eye off this film I loved it throughout.I highly reccomend this.
  • June 8, 2009
    Cute film. However the plot was a bit too simplistic for me. I would have liked more twists and turns. The three kids needed to be challenged a bit more in their pursuit of robbing a bank. But it's a good DVD for the entire family on a Friday night.
  • November 12, 2009
    At first I didn't know Kristen Stewart this movie. I thought it nice deed to help her dad in this movie but didn't know someone will that far. But I love this movie.
  • October 22, 2009
    Kristen Stewart is awesome in this as well as the others.
  • October 21, 2009
    Me and my brother watch this movie all the time. He really like Maddy! (HA)
  • October 18, 2009
    Nesto u rangu spy kids-a, ali su pretjerali sa tim pljackama banaka, da im je bilo dosadno i tu su uveli djecu.. Bezveze
  • October 17, 2009
    They're on a mission without permission. Twelve-year-old Maddy and her friends, a computer genius and a mechanical whiz kid, to pull off a risky heist. They plan to break into the local super-high-tech bank, which holds a vault suspended 100 feet off the floor, and get to its saf...( read more)e. To complicate matters even further, Maddy's mother works as the bank's security chief. Regardless of what obstacles she faces, Maddy is determined to get to the funds her father needs for the expensive operation through the climbing skills he taught her.

    Directed by Bart Freundlich, Catch That Kid (Mission Without Permission) features very good acting performances from the following cast:
    1.) Kristen Stewart (Maddy)
    2.) Corbin Bleu (Austin)
    3.) Max Thieriot (Gus)
    4.) Jennifer Beals (Molly)
    5.) Sam Robards (Tom)
    6.) John Carroll Lynch (Mr. Hartmann)

    After five years of waiting since its theatrical release, I recently got the chance to see the film where I first discovered KStew and her fine acting abilities. Teaming up with Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) and an unknown named Max Thieriot, the future Twilight actress does a good job helping out for her on-screen dad to finance the surgery while doing her acting performance. Catch That Kid has its good moments kids could do to toy around with high tech just like similar flicks like, say, Spy Kids. I heard that this film title is a remake of a Danish film, but I never saw it and would like to find out what that really is.
  • October 16, 2009
    Great (kids action?) movie. :)
  • October 2, 2009
    great movie just fun

Critic Reviews


February 6, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Well-made, straightforward and entertaining. full review

February 6, 2004
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A slick little package that will seem patently ridiculous to anyone past adolescence even as their younger brothers and sisters eat it up. full review

February 5, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

From first frame to last, Catch That Kid feels like the rehash it is. full review

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  • cnpinkpanda
    July 11, 2007
    hey just stopped by 2 say hey!{smile}
  • jazzyjabby
    July 2, 2007
    i love that movie its 1 of my favorites
  • XIIIRokusasu
    March 22, 2007
    Ah. Catch That Kid is one of my favorite movie ever! x3

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