Catching Out

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Catching Out

2002

1h 19m

Documentary

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Filmmaker Sarah George follows hobos as they hop freight trains in the Northwest.

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

Rated: 3/4

Nov 9, 2003

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

Ultimately, the film is as numbingly boring as, well, a lengthy train ride during which there's nothing to do but look out the window.

Aug 21, 2003

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Stephen Holden

New York Times

When focusing on its four main subjects, Catching Out is an absorbing, picturesque group portrait.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 21, 2003

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Prairie Miller

WBAI Radio

Vicariously relays the intoxicating fusion of railway rhythms, the poetic thoughts of these nomadic philosophers, and the continuous enchanting flow of majestic landscapes that the most elaborate hi-tech special effects would find difficult to match.

Oct 22, 2007

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TV Guide

Rated: 3/5

Aug 28, 2003

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Maria Garcia

Film Journal International

In letting her subjects speak for themselves, George does a good job of exploring the lure of the road, or in this case the rails.

Aug 23, 2003

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This documentary of train hoppers who ride the rails across this country are bad ass.. I totally think that the hobos and tramps are amazing people.. if i had the balls to walk away from technology, i would want to do it for a summer.. but yeah.. the missing of the balls.. its their own small culture and i think this documentary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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I thought the concept sounded great when I picked it up, but I found the interviews to be borderline embarrassing and awkward. I didn't find myself caring or even interested with the subjects. If anything, I felt sorry for them. The on-train filming was decent, but by the middle of the film, I was ready for something new.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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I've watched this film twice: the first time because it was recommended to me, and the second because i wished to revisit the carefree quest for freedom that the film promotes. I do not feel that it suggests that people go trainhopping or break any laws. I do feel however, that it does a fine job of reminding those of us that live with the self-appointed boundaries of "normal" life that seeking freedom and self-expression should be a daily activity rather than a rare and infrequent one. I found the characters to be diverse and extremely eloquent, and their musings to be insightful humorous and inspirational. So if you're looking for a film that condemns alternative lifestyles and unconventional thinking, then this is not the film for you. However, if you wish to be witness to something truly liberating, consider watching [i]Catching Out[/i]. Highly recommended.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Sarah George follows hobos as they hop freight trains in the Northwest.

Director: Sarah George
Producer: Kelly Ramos
Screenwriter: Sarah George
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 19m

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