What could go wrong when director director Steven Spielberg makes a film with Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks? Not much, as their joint work Catch Me If You Can proves. The crime comedy, based on a true story, not only caused a sensation at the box office in 2003, but was also enthusiastically received by critics.
Tonight the extremely entertaining fraudster biopic is on TV.
Steven Spielberg film based on a true story on TV: What is Catch Me If You Can about?
The film tells the story of Frank Abagnale Jr. (DiCaprio), who begins life as a conman in the 1960s. Initially quite clumsy in execution, it soon becomes a problem Complete professional in forging checks and thus finances an existence full of amenities. He also assumes false identities and poses as a pilot or doctor.
His scams naturally bring the FBI to the scene, whose investigator Carl Hanratty (Hanks) is relentlessly on Frank’s trail. Henceforth this is constantly on the run before the law and increasingly feels the noose tightening around his neck. But can Frank, with his dubious talent that got him into this mess in the first place, maneuver his way out of it?
Catch Me If You Can: Are the Liar’s Lies Lies?
Catch Me If You Can is based on the Autobiography of Fraudster Frank Abagnale Jr.who even co-wrote the film’s script and made a small cameo appearance in it. Its true story sometimes sounds unbelievable and apparently not by chance. Recent findings show that Abagnale’s impostor vita is itself based on lies. The irony of this is, of course, unmistakable.
However, this doesn’t detract from the quality of Steven Spielberg’s film. The attention to detail, the casual, charming tone and the top-class cast three Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and Christopher Walken make Catch Me If You Can one of the best films from Spielberg’s oeuvre.
By the way, the Moviepilot community sees it very similarly: with its strong average rating of 7.6 points The film is only surpassed by Spielberg’s classics Schindler’s List (7.9), Saving Private Ryan and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (both 7.7).
When is Catch Me If You Can on TV?
Catch Me If You Can is on tonight on November 10, 2024 at 8:15 p.m. on RTL 2. On the night of November 11th, the station will broadcast the repeat at 1:20 a.m.
You can also stream the entertaining crooks’ party, but unfortunately there is currently no subscription flat rate. Amazon Prime Video and Co. are currently making the film available to buy or rent.