Storyline
Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy teenager Cody Banks must get closer to cute classmate Natalie in order to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent persona, Cody struggles with teen angst.
Directors
Cast
Ty Olsson, Daniel Roebuck, Noel Fisher, Keith David, Ian McShane, Cynthia Stevenson, Arnold Vosloo, Chris Gauthier, Lorena Gale, Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon, Darrell Hammond, Martin Donovan, Marc Shelton, Harry Van Gorkum, Connor Widdows, Eliza Norbury, Ben Ratner, Alexandra Purvis, Peter New, Stephen E. Miller, Chang Tseng, Michael Cromien, Andy Thompson, Andrew Johnston, Miriam Smith, Terence Kelly, Gary Peterman, Alan C. Peterson
Trailer
Reviews
70
Variety
As a spy pic, it has more pizzazz than the last few Bond adventures, "The Sum of All Fears" or "The Recruit."
63
Chicago Sun-Times
A high-speed, high-tech kiddie thriller that's kinda cute but sorta relentless.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Of course, none of the film's geopolitical subterfuge will matter a whit to Agent Cody Banks's audience: adolescent boys in need of a surrogate hero. They will respond enthusiastically to this boisterous, well-carpentered kiddy-flick.
60
L.A. Weekly
Unfortunately, two separate screenwriting teams...send Cody away from kid-resonant environs and off to exotic locales, culminating in an overproduced mountain-lair finale.
58
Entertainment Weekly
The real mission is product placement, of course: The movie seems to be set against the silvery backdrop of the Sharper Image catalog.
