Product Details

• Actors: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Andrew Francis, Angie Harmon, Keith David
• Directors: Harald Zwart
• Writers: Ashley Miller, Jeffrey Jurgensen, Larry Karaszewski, Scott Alexander, Zack Stentz
• Producers: Andreas Klein, Bob Yari
• Format: PAL
• Language: English
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (94 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000C24TY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,869 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Doing for awkward teens what the Spy Kids movies did for grade-schoolers, Agent Cody Banks is a wish-fulfillment adventure for James Bond wannabes who are still too young to shave. Just in time for puberty's curtain call, Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz stars in the title role as a 15-year-old recruit to the CIA's youth-agent program, who gets what millions of men desire: a face full of Angie Harmon's cleavage. (It's just for laughs; the sexy Law & Order alumnus plays Cody's CIA handler, but you've got to admit this Bond Girl with a boy thing is a bit perverse.) Otherwise, the movie's a low-rent Bond clone from the director of One Night at McCool's, with a pair of twisted villains (Ian McShane, Arnold Vosloo) threatening to unleash stolen "Nanobot" technology that can ruin everyone's day. It's barely fun enough to be worthwhile, but the best gag (at 007's expense) is buried in the soundtrack, when a CIA receptionist announces, "Will the owner of a silver Aston Martin please report to security... you are parked in a handicapped zone." So much for respecting your elders! --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker

M.G.M.'s new franchise (a sequel is already in the works) is more "Inspector Gadget" than "Spy Kids," but it's a sweet time just the same. Frankie Muniz (Malcolm of "Malcolm in the Middle") is adorable as the shy teen-age secret agent who woos a girl (Hilary Duff) while saving the world from an army of killer nanobots. The director Harald Zwart's spry direction and a set design straight out of the Sharper Image catalogue give the film a cheery tone, and seeing actual teen-age actors playing teen-agers is refreshing. -Bruce Diones
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much Better Than Spy Kids!, March 2, 2003

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Alex (United States) - See all my reviews

When I first saw the trailer, I thought "Oh man. Not another kiddy spy movie." I was not a fan of the Spy Kids films and watching them with my little brother was torture. I took him to see this because I love Malcolm In The Middle and Hilary Duff is hot! The movie ended up being very good. I was shocked! The plot is like this. 16 year old Cody Banks (Frankie Muniz from Malcolm In The Middle and Big Fat Liar) was recruited as a C.I.A agent via a summer camp. Now he gets his first mission. To protect the daughter of a scientist (Hilary Duff of Lizzie McGuire and a Hollywood Records recording artist) who has gotten involved with bad guys (one of them is Arnold Vosloo from the Mummy and ABC's Veritas) trying to destroy the world with micro robots that can eat through anything but glass. The only problem is Cody has a problem talking to girls. From the action packed begining to really cool end, everyone will love this movie. The gadgets are awsome and not at all kiddy looking (like another movie about young secret agents that I know of.) It's not a James Bond rip off (like spy kids), the story is (unlike Spy Kids), The action scenes don't look cheesy (like spy kids). About the only thing I didn't like is Cody's annoying little brother. But he's not in it that much!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great kids movie - great family fun!, March 16, 2003

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P. Steiding (Petaluma, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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I'm sure all of you have seen the trailors on tv for this movie and it makes you want to go see it. It's a very good movie! I took my 9-1/2 year old to see it and the theater was packed! Not only with kids but with a lot of adults (quite a few were without kid!). Parents, if you want a nice, good movie for your kids to see then this is the movie. Lot's of action, special effects but still down to earth and wholesome (none of this raunchy stuff nowadays.).

Cody Banks is your average everyday kid from Seattle, Washington who just happens to have been recruited by the CIA. His assignment is to get close to.....a girl. And from the trailors you can tell that Cody has a hard time talking to girls.

Think of this movie as a cross between James Bond & Spy Kids - it's kind of in the middle so pre-teens & teens will enjoy it. Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff did an excellent job acting!

If your kids enjoy watching Lizzie McGuire and Malcolm in the Middle and Big Fat Liar then they and you won't be disappointed in this movie! I can't give the plot away or why Cody Banks needs to get close to "the girl" but you'll figure it out and if you see the movie you'll enjoy it. Go out and enjoy it together!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Movie, March 2, 2003

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Jerome Simon (California United States) - See all my reviews

I saw the Sneak Preview ...and the movie was great. Frankie Muniz and Hilary Duff did great jobs and portrayed their roles well. Good kids movie (James Bond for Kids and Teens). Frankie and Hilarys character both very much differ from the characters on their TV Series.