Overview
An ex-baseball player finds himself in over his head in the gritty streets of 90s New York.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- darkly comic
- oppressive
- intense
- late night viewing
- crime movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a provocative, stylish crime comedy elevated by Austin Butler’s intense performance, though its narrative choices were uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Hank is drawn into New York’s criminal underworld after agreeing to watch Russ’s cat.
The cat-sitting arrangement and Hank’s baseball background are folded into beatings, gang pressure, and survival stakes.
The story unfolds amid the criminal networks and street-level danger of 1990s New York City.
Burned-out ex-athlete Hank must develop the resilience and pain threshold needed to survive escalating attacks.
Films like Caught Stealing, and why
After Hours
Shares a 1990s New York crime underworld, escalating danger, dark humor, and a reluctant civilian pulled into organized crime.
The Big Lebowski
Combines comic fatalism, criminal entanglements, morally compromised characters, and a stylized urban thriller atmosphere.
Good Time
Features a hard-edged New York crime milieu, violent pressure on an ordinary protagonist, and bleakly comic tension.
Movie Details
- Director
- Darren Aronofsky
- Release Date
- 2025-08-26
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (1154)
Cast
- Austin Butler
- Regina King
- Zoë Kravitz
- Matt Smith
- Liev Schreiber
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Griffin Dunne
- Nikita Kukushkin
- Yuri Kolokolnikov
- Bad Bunny
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Caught Stealing about?
- A burned-out former baseball player becomes an unwilling survivor when cat-sitting drags him into the violent criminal maze of 1990s New York.
- What is Caught Stealing like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Caught Stealing as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Caught Stealing violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Caught Stealing as brutal.
- What did critics think of Caught Stealing?
- Critics broadly found the film a provocative, stylish crime comedy elevated by Austin Butler’s intense performance, though its narrative choices were uneven.
- Which films are like Caught Stealing?
- Films with a similar feel include After Hours, The Big Lebowski, and Good Time.
- How long is Caught Stealing?
- Caught Stealing runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch Caught Stealing?
- In United States, Caught Stealing streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
