Alex Pettyfer, Alicia Silverstone, Andy Serkis

Alex Rider is a 14-year-old orphan who has been unwittingly trained all his life by his uncle with the skills to become a secret agent -- scuba diving, mountaineering, martial arts and so on. When his...( read more  read more... ) guardian, an MI6 agent, is killed, Rider learns the truth and finds himself forced against his will to take on a dangerous mission for the British secret service.

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PG, 1 hr. 33 min.

Directed by: Geoffrey Sax

Release Date: October 13, 2006

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007

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  • June 26, 2009
    I tried to like this movie but it sucked so much. I was suprised by the cast of the movie which i was excited to watch, but all that talent misused and misplaced was just a shame. This kid is way too much of a fuckin snob to be a spy and his arrogance made him fuckin stupid to. T...( read more)his was bad even for a family flick.
  • October 6, 2008
    Nadia Vole: "You are ze first child to experience ze power... ze vorld domination, of ze Stormbreaker. Zis model has already been loaded vis highly developed programs for all aspects of ze school curricular."

    An outwardly ordinary orphaned teenager student Alex Rider who...( read more) lives with his uncle, a boring bank manager, or so it seems until his uncle, Ian Rider, disappears under mysterious circumstances. He finds himself suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances upon discovering that his entire youth was part of an elaborate plan to create the perfect super spy. Recruited by Mr. Blunt and Mrs. Jones, and armed with special gadgets, he embarks on his first mission. Billionaire Darrius Sayle is donating a free Stormbreaker mega-computer to every school in Britain. But is there more to his generosity than meets the eye? Going undercover, he infiltrates Sayle's compound. He meets the tycoon's sinister sidekicks, vixen publicist Nadia Vole and the disfigured mute Mr. Grin, and tests out the impressive and secretive Stormbreaker computer. While exploring a restricted area, Alex begins to figure out the mysterious Stormbreakers--he knows he's onto something big. Suddenly, Sayle and his evil henchmen capture Alex. Using his cunning and his MI6 gadgets, Alex manages to escape. He hitches a ride to London to stop Sayle from activating the Stormbreakers and releasing their secret weapon throughout Britain. But time is running out. With the help of his housekeeper Jack Starbright and his friend Sabina Pleasure, Alex takes Sayle head-on in a dangerous race against time to stop the evil plan. Within days he's gone from schoolboy to super spy, but will his first assignment be his last?

    I like action, don't get me wrong. I'm a die hard Die Hard fan, I dig Rambo and his killer mullet and I love Bond, James Bond. But sometimes the action genre only works to a certain extent well for example, if a 14 year old kid turns into a super spy and the fate of the whole world rests on his pre-pubescent stubby little hands, then I think we have a problem.

    This film is exactly just like that. And I may be alone in this one, maybe not but I think, 14 year old tweens belongs in the school, not in some high class evil lair butting heads with a has been punk rocker Mickey Rourke.

    It didn't work with Cody Banks and I'm sad to say it didn't work here either. The main problem of this film is that its trying so hard to be a high espionage actioner that it completely forgets that for an action film to work, the story must be on the same level as the action. This one however goes the other way around, it has so much action that the story was completely forgotten.

    However, everything is not all that bad. Save for a couple of cool action scenes and Bill Nighy. After that, its sad to say everything goes downhill.

    2/5
  • September 4, 2008
    Torture. I still don't know why I agreed to watch it, peer pressure maybe. Clicheed storyline, awful score, even more awful acting. Predictable, superficial. Every other adjective for "bad" u can think of. Give this money to Werner Herzog. Bye
  • June 18, 2008
    A great movie that followed the book really well. My only issue with it is that they changed the personality of some of the characters and made them comical when they are meant to be serious characters.
  • February 12, 2008
    I didn't like it. It would have been fine if I was 16 and female (sorry for the sexist comment).
  • October 31, 2009
    Sigh... I have read all the books of Alex rider and I find them to be a great read, when I heard about the movie of this I thought it was a great idea to put this character onto the big screen. When I saw the movie I realized it wasnt such a good idea, at least not under this dir...( read more)ector. This movie is one of the worst petty excuses for film I have ever seen, they twisted the story and added dashes of puberty here and there to make an ultimately crap awkward experience. Only one part in this whole movie made me sort of twitch a smile but it was quickly drowned out by this movies crapness, everything about it is rubbish and I would give it less than no stars if I could.
    Oh and for the record I cant actually put 0 stars on this movie so ill give it a half but we all know what I mean
  • October 26, 2009
    it is jamesbond junior..
  • October 11, 2009
    I've read the book. It was good. The movie, wasn't as good. I'm not suprised that they cast a Hawt-e to be Alex Rider. I liked Missi Pyle, I thought she was hot. I guess I kinda was disapointed that Ewan Mcgregor wasn't in the movie much, even though I knew his character would di...( read more)e at the very start. Anyways, all the cast members are ok. There's no performances that are outstanding. The action was good, but there wasn't enough of it. Donnie Yen was the martial arts choreographer and I'm a big fan of his. I was disapointed that he only choreographed two fight scenes. I would have liked some more of them. The explosions and shooting wasn't anyhting special. Is this a good film? No, not really, but there is enjoyment to be found.
  • September 22, 2009
    This is a film that i keep on meaning to watch but always forget too!!! I really have to try and catch this film sometime!!!
  • September 18, 2009
    its a good movie,
    but the boy is not fitted to be an agent,
    i mean its unbelievable for a 14 years old teenager
    can be a trained spy...

    i love damian lewis, but how long did his voice became bigger
    its too annoying,
    i love him in series "life"
    than in this movie.

    but i see sar...( read more)ah is so beautiful!

Critic Reviews


November 6, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim

This mishmash retread fails to find its own identity on any level and should head straight to cable TV where it belongs. full review

October 13, 2006
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

A pointless junior version of James Bond minus the budget (and the suaveness). full review

October 12, 2006
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Taken for what it is -- 'tweenage escapism -- Stormbreaker is moderately fun. full review

October 12, 2006
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Ambitious and enjoyably silly teen thriller. full review

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  • Rosepetal75
    March 17, 2009
    Alex Rider put money thru Photo Enhanced Booth @ Liverpool Street Station to enter MI6 & exit Liverpool Street Concourse in elevator. Alex trained by his Uncle Ian Rider: Scuba Diving, Mountain Climbing, Abasing, Rifle Shooting, Martial Arts, linguist, & White Water Rafting. He trained in Training Camp was sent by Special Operation Division for MI6 is British Secret Service. Alex becoming a member of MI6, a British intelligence agency

    Alex speaks several languages: French, German, & Japanese. He gets spy gadgets from Smithers (Stephen Fry) who works @ Toys Store.

    http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/alexrider/
    http://www.alexrideradventures.com/characters.html

    Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is available on HBO OnDemand until 4/6/09.
  • StaceyBlackburn
    March 22, 2008
    I Lovee This Movie As Well As The Books...Iv Read All Of Them...Is There Gonna Be Another One After Snakehead?

    Alex Is Absolutely G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S!

    Is It True Theres Gonna Be A Point Blanc Movie Out In 2009?

    If It Is Huus Gonna Play Alex?

    Stacey Xxx
  • Cxzzxcv18
    March 22, 2008
    i've read all the books and there r really good!
  • Hellboy45
    December 31, 2007
    I've read all the 6 books but never seen the movie HOW STUPID!!!!!!
  • ncookson1
    December 28, 2007
    are u going to make a film of all the books
  • JgirlJ
    November 6, 2007
    It came out in August. It didn't come out where I lived though. They do have the DVDs though. Go to Blockbusters they have it there (or at least for me). I need to see it so badly, I don't even know why, but I just need to see it...(Yes, I do read the books, i'm on the last one "Ark Angel"...)
  • amycrocks
    October 7, 2007
    i luv u alex u rock and r sooooo cute n sexy
  • Lecavalier4
    August 27, 2007
    WOW this movie is da bomb i have the DVD everyday i watch it even at night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • ATPdynamite
    June 22, 2007
    God, I hate it when people go all moony over cute actors. He's cute, I'll give you that. Girls, wake up! He smokes. He quit school. He's got a flippin tattoo. He's not that great of a person from what I've seen so far. All this stuff tells you he's got some seriously misplaced priorities. Movie's great, but come on. What happens when, not if, when he falls from favor because some cuter guy is acting. He has nothing to fall back on. I suppose he could always become a model for Gap or something, but he's really not that great. Some little kids might look up to him and think, Wow, smoking and being a dropout is cool. Let's completely mess up our lives. And then you've got a bunch of adults that have no idea how to live a decent life because all they care about is looking cool. That's why some unnamed countries will go to pot because of actors/actresses like these. Let's hope next time that they pick a better guy for Point Blanc.
  • fatimafayad00
    June 4, 2007
    YOU ARE THE BEST

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