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Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 9, age appropriate for kids over 11; suggested age 11.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Teen spy hero makes leap from book to screen.

updated 11.04.08

Why We Rated This on for Ages 11 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A main character depends on violence to solve problems. The MI6 people aren't exactly warm and cuddly, and they force Alex into service. A character is senselessly killed.
  • Violence :

    Guns, shooting, fighting, and explosions throughout. A man with two guns (pointed into the camera) assassinates a character, although we don't see the impact. A character is killed for making a simple mistake. Many scenes of peril, including car and motorcycle chases, skydiving, and careening off buildings, although no blood is shown.
  • Sex :

    Mild flirting between teens.
  • Language:

    A couple of "hecks."
  • Consumerism:

    Nintendo, BMW, Mini-Cooper, zit cream, a fountain pen that shoots sodium pentathol, reference to Hogwarts.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Some drinking among adult characters.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker

Parents need to know that this movie is fine for tweens overall (despite lots of violent material) and will appeal to kids who've read the popular book series it's based on. It's fairly tame when it comes to sex and language, but the violence is pretty intense for a PG-rated film. There are guns, shooting, and explosions throughout, as well as scenes of peril and action (involving airplanes, motorcycles, horses, cars, and boats). No blood is shown.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about whether a 14-year-old would really have the guts and gumption to be a spy. Why does he put himself in dangerous and life-threatening situations? Did he have any other options, or was he forced into being a spy? Parents can ask kids who've read the books to compare them to the big screen version -- which do they like better? Why? Who would they have cast in all of the roles?
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  1. Teen Reviewer
    Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0

    A Super-Cool film.

    I love action movies and spy films, and since I'm not old enough to see James Bond, this was the perfect solution. Car chases, explosions, cool gadgets, this film is what every tween boy should like.

  2. Teen Reviewer
    Age 13
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I loved every second!

    I love the books and the movie! It is perfect for teens and pre-teens! I'm thirteen it is cool to think that a person your age can actually led such an exciting life. It is good for your imagination and it opens up new ideas in your mind. And I love it because it is so well thought out. :)

  3. Teen Reviewer
    Age 15
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    REALLY GOOD

    I absolutely loved this movie. Violence is all throughout, but nothing is very graphic. The Lords name is taken in vain a few times, but no other language. I highly recommend this to ages 13+.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 11 and give it 3.0

    The movie was great

    I read the book, and the moive totaly strayed off topic for like, the whole thing, but overall, i think it to be a great movie for kids 12+, a little violence, bu its a spy movie so, it has to have a little. but nothing kids cant see

  5. Kid Reviewer
    Age 12
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 0.0

    dumb

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