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Catch Me If You Can
2002
· Movie
· 141 min
A
MEANRANK
84/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #213
- IMDb #187
- Google retired #111
- Rotten Tomatoes #283
- Metacritic #622
- Letterboxd #465
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #279
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #593
- Metacritic Critics #1011
- Metacritic Audience #231
- Criticker #756
- Douban #41
- Kinopoisk #32
- AlloCiné #172
- Trakt #102
Every rating
60–96
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A charismatic teenager runs away from home after his parents' divorce. Using his intelligence and charm, he successfully cons his way into millions of dollars by posing as a Pan Am pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer—all before his nineteenth birthday. His exploits attract the attention of a dedicated FBI agent, who makes it his mission to track down the elusive imposter, leading to a years-long, international game of cat and mouse.
Details
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writer
- Jeff Nathanson
- Based on
- Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale, Jr.
- Released
- 16 December 2002
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, French
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $52.0M
- Box office
- $352.1M
- Awards
- 7 wins, 14 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 21 →5 major awards won · 7 wins from 21 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild 2002 | Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Jeannine Oppewall | Winner |
| BAFTA Awards 2002 | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Christopher Walken | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2002 | Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2002 | Best Score | John Williams | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2002 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Christopher Walken | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 2002 | Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2002 | Best Costume Design | Mary Zophres | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Steven Spielberg | Winner |
| Best Score | John Williams | Winner |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Christopher Walken | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeff Nathanson | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Mary Zophres | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | John Williams | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary Film | Jeannine Oppewall | Winner |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role | Christopher Walken | Winner |
Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama | Leonardo DiCaprio | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | John Williams | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Top 10 Films | Winner | |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Nominee |
National Society of Film Critics Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Winner |
Online Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Jeff Nathanson | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | John Williams | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Art Direction | Sarah Knowles | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Christopher Walken | Nominee |