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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker (2006)
"Stormbreaker" (original title)

PG  |   |  Action, Adventure, Family  |  13 October 2006 (USA)
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After the death of his uncle, the 14-year-old schoolboy Alex Rider is forced by the Special OperationsDivision of Britain's secret intelligence service, MI6, for a mission which will save millions of lives.

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Prime Minister
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Smithers
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Ian Rider
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Mrs. Jones
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Mr. Grin
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Wolf
Alex Barrett ...
Gary
Richard Huw ...
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Storyline

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, when he was killed. Alex is recruited by Alan Blunt to continue the mission. He is sent to Cornwall to investigate a new computer system, which Darrius Sayle has created. He plans to give the new computer systems to every school in the country, but Mr. Blunt has other ideas and Alex must find out what it is. Written by FilmFanUK

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Alex Rider - you're never too young to die... See more »


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Rated PG for sequences of action violence and some peril | See all certifications »

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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker  »

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,244,892 (UK) (21 July 2006)

Gross:

$652,526 (USA) (10 November 2006)
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Trivia

In Scorpia Rising, Alex Rider doesn't appear until page 129 even though he's the lead character. See more »

Goofs

At the beginning when Alex Rider gets up to speak to the class, the microphone box is visible on his back, when they do the overhead view of the hall. See more »

Quotes

[Sayle's security guard faces off with Alex. Alex bows. The guard returns the bow - and Alex kicks him in the crotch]
Alex Rider: Schoolboy trick.
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Chinese Burn (Lunatic Calm Mix)
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Performed by Curve
Courtesy of Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
Published by Anxious Music/Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
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Bright and breezy, but too predictable in terms of story
4 January 2010 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Stormbreaker was a decent film; this is an opinion coming from someone who has little knowledge of the books. It isn't as innovative as Spy Kids, but it is decent. The special effects and the action are above average, the performances from Mickey Rourke, Ewan McGregor and Bill Nighy are great and Alex Petyfer is an appealing enough lead, the soundtrack is nice and the film goes along at a fast pace. However the storyline is very predictable and sometimes ludicrous, the script is a bit weak in places, I found Alicia Silverstone surprisingly irritating here and the cameos from Stephen Fry and Robbie Coltrane are too brief to allow them to shine properly.

Still, it is a fun and mildly enjoyable flick. 6/10 Bethany Cox


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