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Catch Me If You Can (2002)

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Reviews Counted:41

Fresh:37

Rotten:4

Average Rating:7.3/10

Consensus: Spielberg lightens up and DiCaprio charms in this breezily entertaining chase flick.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for some sexual content and brief language

Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Dec 25, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $164,435,221

Synopsis: Oscar® nominee Leonardo Di Caprio ("What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Titanic") and two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump") engage in a game of cat and mouse... Oscar® nominee Leonardo Di Caprio ("What's Eating Gilbert Grape," "Titanic") and two-time Academy Award®-winner Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump") engage in a game of cat and mouse in the real-life crime drama "Catch Me If You Can," under the direction of three-time Oscar® winner Steven Spielberg ("Saving Private Ryan," "Schindler's List"). Frank Abagnale, Jr. (Leonardo Di Caprio) 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 United States. FBI Agent Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks) had made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase. Steven Spielberg will direct "Catch Me If You Can," from a screenplay by Jeff Nathanson, based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Frank Abagnale, Jr. and Stan Redding. The film is being produced by Steven Spielberg and Walter F. Parkes ("Gladiator"), with Barry Kemp, Laurie MacDonald, Michel Shane and Tony Romano executive producing. -- © DreamWorks Pictures [More]

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin, Frank John Hughes, Jennifer Garner, Brian Howe

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Composer: John Williams
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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DiCaprio has the breeze and aplomb to keep it all bouncing along.

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01/16/03
Stanley Kauffmann
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New Republic
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Breezily enjoyable but thin.

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01/16/03
Peter Rainer
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New York Magazine
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A delicious cat-and-mouse game flecked with intriguing Oedipal undertones.

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01/14/03
David Ansen
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Newsweek
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A gently funny, sweetly adventurous film that makes you feel genuinely good, that is to say, entirely unconned by false sentiment or sharp, overmanipulative Hollywood practices.

Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | comment Comment
01/13/03
Richard Schickel
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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Catch Me if You Can is one of those deceptively slight offerings that manages to reveal more about its maker than the intended masterpieces often do.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/10/03
Ben Schwartz
Ben Schwartz
Chicago Reader
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What begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes.

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01/09/03
Peter Travers
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Rolling Stone
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A pleasant, mildly diverting story.

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01/03/03
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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Spielberg perfectly re-creates the fashions, the mood and the trends of the '60s, and DiCaprio and Hanks have a lot of fun with their roles.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
12/30/02
Richard Roeper
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One of the most enjoyable films of the year.

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12/27/02
Stephen Hunter
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Washington Post
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It's more amusing than hilarious, more cute than inspired, but there's just too much talent on and off the screen for it to fail.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
12/27/02
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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Spielberg's breeziest work in years.

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12/26/02
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Offers mild fun but never as much as its animated '60s-retro opening credits portend.

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12/25/02
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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[Spielberg's] frothiest and most fun movie in years.

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12/25/02
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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The colorful cinematography, smart performances and brisk tempo suggest a filmmaker subordinating every other impulse to the task of manufacturing pleasure.

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12/25/02
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Fleet-footed and fun, if a mite too long.

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12/25/02
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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A very adult, very funny, very well-acted daydream that should delight just about anyone who's ever been asked for picture ID.

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12/25/02
John Anderson
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Newsday
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This breezy caper movie becomes a soulful, incisive meditation on the way we were, and the way we are.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
12/25/02
Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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DiCaprio gives a radiant, movie-star performance.

Full Review Source: San Jose Mercury News | comment Comment
12/25/02
Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
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The story is a good story, directly told, and such meaning as it has comes from the irony that the only person who completely appreciates Abagnale's accomplishments is the man trying to arrest him.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
12/25/02
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Sporting a stingy-brimmed hat and erratic Boston accent, Hanks gives a ludicrous performance.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
12/25/02
J. Hoberman
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