- Release Date: 2006
- Runtime: 93 min
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
- Starring: Sarah Bolger, Robbie Coltrane, Stephen Fry, Damian Lewis ... see all
- Director: Geoffrey Sax
- Plot: Alex Rider thinks he is a normal school boy, until his uncle is killed. He discovers that his uncle was actually spy on a mission
User Reviews
possibly the best teenage movie ever!!!
Dec 31, 2007
bty48512 - yahoo.com
Dec 31, 2007bty48512 - yahoo.com
Let me start this review off by saying i have never been so excited about seeing a film in my life! 2 weeks before this came out i was running round like a lunatic screaming the word STORMBREAKERR!!!!!!!( thts wot it... Full review
Huge disappointment
Dec 19, 2006
tkdhawk - imdb.com
Dec 19, 2006tkdhawk - imdb.com
I am huge fan of the books. 6th grade was when I first purchase Stormbreak and love it. Ever since I brought the other books when they can out. I wouldn't wait for the movie because I could relate to... Full review
Witty, action-packed, and a brilliant showcase for British cinema??? you have got 2 be kidding me.
Nov 28, 2006
ripclaw-1 - imdb.com
Nov 28, 2006ripclaw-1 - imdb.com
OK.. in my opinion,the review above is misleading,i mean maybe the person who saw this movie really liked it,but 2 look at it from a overall view,this is a movie that should never have hit the cinema,it should just have been... Full review
Disappointing
Oct 25, 2006
AdamsKid93 - imdb.com
Oct 25, 2006AdamsKid93 - imdb.com
I can't believe how disappointing this movie was. I'm not saying it was horrible, it was just disappointing.The Alex Rider Series is my favorite book series in the whole entire world and when I heard Stormbreaker the movie was coming... Full review
Ridiculous..
Oct 10, 2006
ben-804 - imdb.com
Oct 10, 2006ben-804 - imdb.com
This was by far the most absurd film i have ever seen. I know spy thrillers are supposed to be a bit over the top, but this takes is to far. Missi Pyle's character was probably the worst, it was... Full review
Enjoyable but a bit too light-hearted
Aug 13, 2006
Mel J - imdb.com
Aug 13, 2006Mel J - imdb.com
Book adaptations rarely capture the excellence of the novel which they are based upon and though the same can be said for 'Stormbreaker', it still is a rather good film considering the fact it is mainly aimed at the pre-teen... Full review
What have you done?!
Aug 02, 2006
jrt_joe - imdb.com
Aug 02, 2006jrt_joe - imdb.com
I was so excited about this film. I absolutely love the books, and although the trailer of the movie implied a few silly changes had been made, I still thought it would be true to the heart of the book.What... Full review
A teenage boy becomes a spy to track down the mystery behind the new Stormbreaker computers.
Jul 24, 2006
embemparrotlover - imdb.com
Jul 24, 2006embemparrotlover - imdb.com
I came to watch this film because I have been a fan of the Alex Rider books for many years. However, I was rather disappointed by the film. The main problem was that the film was very different from the... Full review
An excellent adaptation of the novel
Jul 23, 2006
geoff-barton - imdb.com
Jul 23, 2006geoff-barton - imdb.com
I've read all the Alex Rider books - largely to see what my three sons were raving about. The books are action from page 1, well crafted stories in the James Bond genre, with plausible science. I have thoroughly enjoyed... Full review
A great movie with a lot of fun and action for everyone in the family.
Jul 22, 2006
scotty_doode - imdb.com
Jul 22, 2006scotty_doode - imdb.com
The Storm is about to break... For me, it certainly did.The trailers finished and so Stormbreaker started. What i was looking for in this movie, is what i found in the book. At this i was disappointed. The beginning of... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 16, 2008Movies.com
Too bad this teensploitation flick is so boring and lifeless. ... Full Review
| Sep 04, 2008Urban Cinefile
Stormbreaker uses Hollywood style filmmaking with British eccentricity to fun effect.
Action, chases, impossible escapes and a bright young spy whose uncle had taught him all the tricks under the guise of hobbies, Stormbreaker is no chore for accompanying adults, although they are not strictly speaking necessary.
... Full Review
| Dec 19, 2006DVD Talk
Still, it's a whole lot better than those Cody Banks flicks.....while Stormbreaker is professionally mounted and intermittently slick enough to hold one's attention, the simple truth is.... ... Full Review
| Dec 19, 2006DVD Talk
Creating Sayle's Tower (4:29) dishes the dirt on one of the flick's more compelling locations;....while Stormbreaker is professionally mounted and intermittently slick enough to hold one's attention, the simple truth is.... ... Full Review
| Nov 13, 2006BBC Films
It's the best character to play for a teenager," coos Pettyfer in a profile that offers a brief glimpse of his audition tape.
He talks about ditching the jokes and bringing "more depth" to the characters, compared with previous works, while cast and crew reflect on what they like best about the story.
... Full Review
News
Now here's a film I can get behind... Alex Pettyfer (Stormbreaker) will topline Tormented , a school-set teen horror pic about a bullied teen who comes back from the dead to take his revenge. ... Full Article
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
boxoffice.com –
2008-08-01
Greyfriars or Malory Towers it isn't, nor even Hogwarts. But although the setting for The Recruit, our February book of the month, is a secret training camp for child spies, its young heroes and heroines are still bound by the... ... Full Article
Christopher Middleton finds a potent combination of fun, fantasy and a refreshingly rounded hero in Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl It's the rule of every successful book, film or play that the leading character must be likeable. ... Full Article
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker
boxofficeprophets.com –
2006-09-29
Kids actioner " Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker ," a Brit import that co-stars Ewan McGregor , Alicia Silverstone , and Bill Nighy , opens this week -- and according to the film's star and writer, could be only the first... ... Full Article

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