Catch Me If You Can (2002)
96 %
Reviews Counted: 186 Fresh: 179 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7.9/10
Consensus:
Spielberg lightens up and DiCaprio charms in this breezily entertaining chase flick.
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 mins
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 in the real-life crime drama "Catch Me If You Can," under the direction of three-time... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Composer: John Williams
Screenwriter: Jeff Nathanson
Producer: Steven Spielberg, Walter F. Parkes
Composer: John Williams
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The movie is a good time. It not only produces happiness, it is happy.
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09/24/07
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06/24/06
The movie is -- intentionally or otherwise -- a remarkable parable about denying reality until reality catches up to you.
01/15/05
...the film would've been vastly improved had it been trimmed down to 90 minutes.
08/21/04
The stylish, cartoon-like opening credits reminded me of the snazzy beginnings of the Peter Sellers-Pink Panther movies.
06/23/04
One of Spielberg's finest pieces of storytelling. Helps make up for A.I.
12/21/03
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12/15/03
Steven Spielberg’s new film is lighthearted and enjoyable, with just enough undercurrents of human frailty to keep the story interesting.
10/07/03
It's Spielberg who pulls the con by leading us down a familiar path only to rup the rug out from under us.
07/16/03
Celebrity Interview - Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and filmmaker Steven Spielberg talk about collaborating on Catch Me If You Can based on the true adventures of one of history’s most successful con men.
06/11/03
Spielberg. . .supersedes even himself with one of the most enjoyable and compelling films of his career.
06/11/03
In a holiday season characterized by heavy cinematic fare, Stephen Spielberg has concocted a frothy trifle.
05/20/03
Is this a light-hearted romp? Is this a psychological drama? Is it a thriller? Can it be all three? Not quite, Sort of. Uh Uh. And dear lord no.
04/05/03
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03/25/03
What could have been a great film is merely a good one, by way of forsaking the gritty details for directorial sleight of hand.
03/18/03
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03/07/03
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