Catch Me If You Can
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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 171 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 156 out of 171
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 171
  3. Negative: 6 out of 171

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  1. BobS.
    Jan 5, 2003
    9
    This movie is extremely well acted and really proved everyone wrong when they said that Leonardo Dicaprio was over with. The story line is very strong and it's the kind of movie that you could see over and over again!
  2. MikeM.
    Jan 7, 2003
    9
    Great movie, awesome cast. Frank Jr, learns the craft of the con from Frank Sr. and perfects it. Jennifer Garner can use this as a springboard to bigger and better things. Perhaps someday Leonardo will be as revered and versatile as Tom Hanks is today but it's still a wonderful performance. The film slowed a bit in parts but it shows why Frank Jr. decides that he can not live with his parents. … Expand
  3. AlexP
    Feb 16, 2008
    10
    This movie marked a turn for Di Caprio as a pretty face in terrible movies to a great actor in great movies. This movie is funny, smart, and moving and the acting does not disappoint either.
  4. MichelleP.
    Feb 8, 2003
    10
    I loved this movie! Why did DiCaprio quit acting for what-- 5 years?! He's such a talented actor! Tom Hanks was fantastic too. Way to go!
  5. HashA.
    Apr 1, 2003
    10
    Spielberg is the best movie maker of all time.. he makes the best movies ever and the cleverest movies ever.. just think of the movies he has done... and if someone says he isnt good then he hasnt seen any of his movies...: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, MINORITY REPORT, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, EMPIRE OF THE SUN i mean come on i cant list them all!!
  6. DanaG.
    Feb 10, 2003
    10
    Very good. Crime. Comedy and Altogether a very good movie. Unbeleivingly it's true.
  7. PaulM.
    Mar 16, 2003
    9
    A very fun movie to sit back and smile a lot. It's very sly and clever (yet it gets just a little repetitve). Tom Hanks and Leo D are great as Carl Hanratty and Frank W. Abagnale Jr. (Christopher Walken steals the show though)
  8. MrE.
    Mar 10, 2003
    9
    This moive is all round good and worthwhile. Only the fact that tom hanks has starred in so many much better films stops me from giving it 10!
  9. LouisD.
    Jul 4, 2003
    9
    I have only to words to describe this movie : Must See!
  10. IlirC.
    Jul 30, 2006
    9
    Great movie which keeps you in it until the very last second.
  11. SheriL.
    Jan 3, 2003
    10
    Deserves a 10 based on DiCaprio's performance alone. He's sensational. Tom Hanks and Chris Walken were fine in supporting roles. Entertaining, classy, quality film.
  12. BonL.
    Jan 5, 2003
    10
    Masterpiece. Modern day classic.
  13. RadleyA.
    Sep 22, 2004
    10
    A very good and inspiring film.
  14. PeterC.
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    Way underrated, this is an exciting, quick, and well built movie with an excellent plot. Leo and Tom together work, but Tom does the better job.
  15. GraceA.
    Nov 25, 2007
    10
    I love it, a movie that can be watched over and over again and it will be good every time.
  16. AmyF.
    Jun 29, 2003
    10
    Very good. Great cast. Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks worked very good together. It's worth you're time to see it.
  17. TimA.
    Jul 15, 2003
    9
    This movie was great, the story was fascinating! Frank is a genius!
  18. RebeccaS.
    Oct 19, 2008
    9
    This movie is smart, witty and plays with the elements of classic 1970's movies; such as one flew over the cukoo's nest. A highly entertaining watch.
  19. EdM.
    Dec 26, 2008
    9
    Fantastic, witty, clever and nailbiting the entire time...J. Ryan G stop trying to be cleverer than everyone else all the fucking time and just enjoy a good film. you cunt !!
  20. DaveZ.
    Dec 26, 2002
    9
    Excellent, enjoyable holiday flick. The 2 1/2 hours flew by. The cast, music, cinematography and atmosphere were all top notch. This was not an "epic" or an unforgettable classic, but it was a terrifically fun film to watch and very accessible.
  21. AnneM.
    Dec 26, 2002
    10
    One of the best films I've seen this year - well-acted and fun. DiCaprio is fantastic, you cannot help but to root for his character and Walken is perfectly cast as his Dad. It's not the light-hearted, slight movie some critics have made the film out to be either.
  22. WalterF.
    Dec 31, 2002
    10
    Stevent Spielberg's film is always the best of the best.
  23. HalW.
    Nov 21, 2003
    9
    Excellent Movie, Intriguing storyline.
  24. glend690
    Feb 22, 2011
    9
    This is easily the most underrated movie ever
  25. Tss5078
    Feb 24, 2013
    10
    Catch Me If You Can is a true story and a triumph. This is a very different story and it's that uniqueness that lets you know it has to be true. You can't make this stuff up! Leo DiCaprio is amazing, showing the birth of one of the the countries all-time best con men, in a time when it was relatively easy to do. Tom Hanks is equally as good as the guy who's chasing him, showing once again why he has the reputation that he does. This is one of the best films I've seen in a long time, don't be a fool, you have to see this!… Expand

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Rick Groen
    75
    The movie could have used a further dose of the resonance Walken gives it, and a more intellectually adventurous director might have brought the theme close to home.
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    75
    Brilliant performances by DiCaprio as Frank Jr. and Christopher Walken as his fallen father - and an enjoyable one by Tom Hanks.
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  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    63
    Spielberg's inchoate attempts at cultural observation stretch the movie out and dilute the giddiness instead of adding a pleasurable spike. When the movie doesn't feel inflated, it feels soggy.
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