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Avg. Critic Score: 76 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
12 OK for kids 12+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    It's brilliantly acted. But best of all, it's brilliantly made. Read full review

  • 90
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Supremely entertaining. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

    Like a trot around the track for the thoroughbreds involved, and one of the results is that it takes them far too long to get to the finish line. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    What lingers in the memory is the impression of having experienced a frolic, a ride through the park on a bright winter day. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    The film's charm ends up worn out by the very perfection of Frank's con. We look at this teen wizard of rotating identity, and we realize we know everything about him except who he is. Read full review

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    This is not a major Spielberg film, although it is an effortlessly watchable one. Read full review

  • 70
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Finally seems like a bit of a con in its own right, but a marvelously smooth one. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Manohla Dargis

    For all his genre-hopping and shape-shifting Spielberg seems to have become too big to tell small stories, which is one reason why the film sputters on one too many false endings. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    Catch offers mild fun but never as much as its animated '60s-retro opening credits portend. They're the cutest of the year. Read full review

  • 50
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    What begins brightly gets bogged down over 140 minutes. A film that took off like a hare on speed ends like a winded tortoise. Read full review


Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+ Excellent account of FBI's youngest Most Wanted.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there is some mature material, including the fact that the main character is a con man who never considers the impact that his lies and scams may have or the risks he is taking. It includes some non-explicit sexual situations and a negotiation with a call girl. A character says that her parents refuse to see her following her out of wedlock pregnancy and abortion. Characters drink and smoke and use strong language. The scene where Frank's parents tell him they are getting a divorce may be upsetting to some.
  • Families can talk about the different ways Frank and Hanratty felt about each other at different times. How were Frank Sr. and Hanratty like opposing father figures in Frank's life? What did he hope for in the relationship with Brenda?
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: Tense situations and chases.
  • sex false3 Sex: Sexual situations, prostitute.
  • language false3 Language: Brief strong language.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking and smoking.

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