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Catch That Kid

Play trailer Poster for Catch That Kid PG 2004 1h 32m Kids & Family Adventure Action Play Trailer Watchlist
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14% Tomatometer 80 Reviews 47% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that can save him. Maddy decides to get the money for her father's operation by robbing a high-security bank. She relies on her climbing skills and help from her geeky friends (Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu) to pull it off successfully.
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Critics Consensus

An unimaginative heist movie aimed strictly at the preteen set.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 22, 2010
1/5
Painfully bad. A real head-scratcher. Go to Full Review
Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Feb 15, 2004
2/5
It's neither as funny as it needs to be nor serious enough to elicit more than a few crinkled brows from kids and their parents alike. Go to Full Review
Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper Feb 13, 2004
This thing is so silly and so ridiculous. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) May 11, 2019
7/10
I feel like they balance that tricky plotline well so... kids can have a heist movie that's for them. Go to Full Review
Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 7, 2004
1/10
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Aug 16, 2004
C
Neither the planning of the heist, nor its execution is done with the skill needed for it to be compelling. Go to Full Review
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A.W. E @A.W.E Jan 26, 2026 The storyline is overly convenient. Thanks to the gratuitous stupidity of the adult characters. And the end? Unbelievably Absurd. A bank is robbed and nobody goes to jail for it. Rather, the manager is fired. Where Hollywood to be like this.... don't think they'll achieve the fame they have attained so far See more
Stephen C @bob25009 Jul 8, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $16,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more
Ryan R @RT38333439 Apr 11, 2025 While the movie has its issues It was one of my favorites growing up. Right there with agent Cody bank's See more
N P @NicSarge Dec 7, 2024 "Catch that Kid" is a mediocre yet somehow fun kids heist film. With an interesting heist playthrough, impressive stunts, good cinematography and a well-paced story, kids would have an entertaining time watching. See more
steve d @RT35616104 Jun 28, 2020 Cute enough for the kids but doesn't have much for adults. See more
Nov 12, 2019 This is the best movie I have ever seen and it deserves 100%. Rotten Tomatoes critics are trash. See more
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Bart Freundlich

Director

Kristen Stewart

Maddy Phillips

Corbin Bleu

Austin

Max Thieriot

Gus

Jennifer Beals

Molly

Sam Robards

Tom

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Catch That Kid

Kristen Stewart trains for her mission by climbing a water tower. Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu are close friends who team up for an incredible "mission without permission." Corbin Bleu, Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot gaze in awe at the challenge before them: robbing an impregnable, state-of-the-art safe suspended 100 feet in the air. Corbin Bleu readies himself for a daring mission. Kristen Stewart employs a low-tech tool to disable a high-tech security device. Max Thieriot and Kristen Stewart prepare to "crack" an impregnable, state-of-the-art safe. Max Thieriot and Kristen Stewart prepare to "crack" an impregnable, high-tech safe. Kristen Stewart and Max Thieriot face some high-tech challenges in their daring mission. Kristen Stewart, Max Thieriot and Corbin Bleu are on a "mission without permission" to rob a state-of-the-art bank, to save her father's life. Kristen Stewart uses a miniature vehicle in her mission to help her ailing father. View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Athletic 12-year-old Maddy (Kristen Stewart) shares an enthusiasm for mountain climbing with her father, Tom (Sam Robards). Unfortunately, Tom suffers a spinal injury while scaling Mount Everest, and his family is unable to afford the surgery that can save him. Maddy decides to get the money for her father's operation by robbing a high-security bank. She relies on her climbing skills and help from her geeky friends (Max Thieriot, Corbin Bleu) to pull it off successfully.
Director
Bart Freundlich
Producer
Andrew Lazar, Mikkel Bondesen, James Dodson
Screenwriter
Nicolai Arcel, Hans Fabian Wullenweber, Erlend Loe, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Splendid Productions, Mad Chance, Fox 2000 Pictures, Catch That Girl, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
PG (Rude Humor|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Adventure, Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 6, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$16.7M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, DTS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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