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Catch Me if You Can

Play trailer Poster for Catch Me if You Can PG-13 Released Dec 25, 2002 2h 20m Comedy Drama Crime Play Trailer Watchlist
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Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline -- all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) makes it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him.
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With help from a strong performance by Leonardo DiCaprio as real-life wunderkind con artist Frank Abagnale, Steven Spielberg crafts a film that's stylish, breezily entertaining, and surprisingly sweet.

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Namrata Joshi Outlook A hugely watchable film that disappoints nonetheless. Rated: 2/4 Jan 3, 2019 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Excellent account of FBI's youngest Most Wanted. Rated: 5/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out This is the director's most likeable film in ages, even if it's insubstantial, overlong and, frankly, a touch redundant. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Spielberg beautifully creates the culture of the 1950s nuclear family shattered and the American Dream soured. Apr 8, 2023 Full Review Cory Woodroof Nashville Scene "[a] phenomenal Leonardo DiCaprio/Tom Hanks caper..." Nov 3, 2022 Full Review Jim Rohner Battleship Pretension Catch Me If You Can is probably one of the best films amongst Spielberg's minor titles, saying more positively about the man's talent than it says anything negatively about the film. Apr 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tony P I think this is probably one of my favorite Steven Spielberg movies, has a great story, very good cast and is really enjoyable/interesting from beginning to end! It's defiantly worth seeing a couple of times. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/14/24 Full Review Jack G Seen this along time ago but forgot to rate. It is a good film which anyone should see with a great cast and good writing Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review Gus L This film was two and a half hours long for no reason in particular. Pacing was a problem throughout, with too many long scenes that didn't really add anything. The subplot about Frank trying to bring his parents back together felt really flat, and it felt like Spielberg routinely shied away from showing Frank at his peak. That being said, DiCaprio and Hanks both put on masterclasses of performances, and the soundtrack is phenomenal. If the film were at least a little bit faster, we could be in the four star conversation. But for a "chase" movie, the plot was lethargic. Three stars for the acting and soundtrack, but it maxes out there. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/24/24 Full Review William B Great casting. Very entertaining film. Must see Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/23/24 Full Review Chas S Great entertainment and quite remarkable. Lots of dark humour and plain laughs with a great cast of Di Caprio, Hanks and Christopher Walken Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/08/24 Full Review Fabrícia F A saga de um jovem vigarista (Leonardo DiCaprio) que no auge da vida, segue aplicando golpes para se dar bem em detrimento dos outros. Só não contava com a persistência de um competente policial (Tom Hanks) que faz dessa, a missão de captura mais importante de sua carreira. Brilhante, genial, perspicaz. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer, and as a co-pilot for a major airline -- all before his 18th birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill gave him his first real claim to fame: At the age of 17, Frank Abagnale, Jr. became the most successful bank robber in the history of the U.S. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) makes it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Screenwriter
Jeff Nathanson, Frank Abagnale Jr., Stan Redding
Distributor
DreamWorks SKG
Production Co
Amblin Entertainment, DreamWorks SKG, Parkes/MacDonald, Splendid Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sexual Content|Brief Language)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 25, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$164.4M
Runtime
2h 20m
Sound Mix
Surround
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