Catch Me If You Can
– A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of..
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.
25 Dec 2002
English, French
Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.
Steven Spielberg
Jeff Nathanson (screenplay), Frank Abagnale Jr. (book), Stan Redding (book)
Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
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.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 41 nominations.
$164,400,000
DreamWorks SKG