Catch Me If You Can

– A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.10 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 21 Minutes
Release Year:
2002
Catch Me If You Can (2002)

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

Catch Me If You Can (2002) - Trailer

Release Date:

25 Dec 2002

Language:

English, French

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writer:

Jeff Nathanson (screenplay), Frank Abagnale Jr. (book), Stan Redding (book)

Main Actors:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen

Plot:

New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tracks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 41 nominations.

Gross profit:

$164,400,000

Production:

DreamWorks SKG

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
Metacritic:
75%