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Catch Me if You Can

PG-13 Released Dec 25, 2002 2h 20m Comedy Drama Crime List
96% Tomatometer 203 Reviews 89% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings
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. Read More Read Less
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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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Ewan D I could watch this movie on repeat honestly. the movie is cat and mouse, its great...you're routing for Dicaprio throughout. The soundtrack captures emotions heavily in this movie, particularly when Dicaprio figures something clever out and he's on his way, it gives me goosebumps. Of course the cast has some of the best actors in holly-wood so it was destined to be good but this movie hits different. This movie is so good it makes you feel like the main character, its inspirational...there are so many small details to do with Abagnale such as the overloaded wallet with all the cards that influence the character traits. Tom hanks in this movie is super likeable too may I add, these two made a great duo. P.S - The movie is based off of a true story, which I researched and the real guy is nowhere near as cool or as good-looking as Dicaprio may I add but also the story isn't as extravagant of course, with Abagnale kinda being a piece of sh*t. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/24 Full Review Ryland C Good ass movie with so many great laughs! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/11/24 Full Review Michael S Such squandered potential. Fire the audio engineer. Burn down the sound department. Sue the director. Easy bug on your privacy. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Audience Member Se você gosta de um drama com uma pegada cômica eu recomendo muito esse filme, esse é sem dúvidas um dos melhores filmes do Spielberg. O filme possui um ritmo um pouco lento, mas a trama é muito envolvente e inteligente, conseguindo contrastar com esse ritmo. Além disso, Dicaprio e Tom Hanks entregam fortes atuações aqui, deixando o filme leve e agradável. Um dos melhores filmes que já vi, gostei demaissssss. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/10/24 Full Review Sara D "catch me if you can" starring Leonardo Dicaprio "catch me if you can" is a movie based on real events and it is about frank abagnale's story a swindler who avoids the police with his intelligence and different identities. In this movie frank abagnale is a young boy who pretends to be a pilot, a doctor and a lawyer while scamming banks out of millions of dollars with fake checks. Meanwhile an FBI agent named Carl Hanratty started to chasing frank to capture him. Eventually Frank and Carl developed a strange relationship of mutual respect and Frank started to work with Carl in the FBI. In this movie the performances by Leonardo Dicaprio and Tom Hanks are incredible, it is a exciting plot and the dinamic between the main characters are strong points. Also is a movie with comedy, a little bit of drama and has important topics to reflect on. "Catch me if you can" It's an entertaining movie. The story is well told, the actors did a great job It is impossible not to get caught up in the plot of suspense and emotion. i really recommed this movie because i think it has several movie genres in one. this is a movie that everyone need to watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review Luan T "Catch me if you can" is an incredible true story with amazing characters and great pacing. I would recommend it to everyone who wants to unwind but also stay invested in the story. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 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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