Catch That Kid (2004)

Directed by

Bart Freundlich

Genre

comedy film, action film, adventure film, heist film, teen film, children's film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 327 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A girl and her two friends rob a bank to pay for her father's surgery when insurance and the bank refuse to help.

lightheartedplayfulenergeticfeel-goodupbeatfast-pacedwhimsicalearnest

What happens

Catch That Kid (also known as Mission Without Permission) is a 2004 family action comedy film directed by Bart Freundlich, written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, and starring Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot, Jennifer Beals, Sam Robards, John Carroll Lynch, and James Le Gros. It is a remake of the Danish film Klatretøsen (2002) and tells the story of three kids who rob a bank to obtain the money to pay for the expensive and experimental surgery needed for the father of one of them when the insurance company and the bank president won't help his wife. The film's working titles were Mission Without Permission (also the film's British title as well as part of one of the taglines), Catch That Girl, and Catch That Kid! The film received negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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