# Catch Me If You Can (2002)

> A charismatic teenage impostor turns forged checks and borrowed identities into a dazzling escape from adulthood while an FBI agent closes in.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/518

## Facts

- Runtime: 141 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Nathalie Baye, Amy Adams, James Brolin, Brian Howe
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0264464/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, breezy, nostalgic, lazy sunday, movie night

## Synopsis

A master of deception plays a high-stakes game of cat and mouse with the FBI.

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