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Catch Me If You Can

2002 · 141 min · Director: Steven Spielberg ★ IMDb 8.1 · 1,270,624 ratings

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A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

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Catch Me If You Can (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Anticipation 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Love15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Anticipation. Genres: Drama, Crime, Biography. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Anticipation. Its IMDb rating of 8.1/10 suggests a strong audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

Tension
Curiosity
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 48 %, then peaks around 83 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriositySadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity56 %48 %48 %21 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Tension53 %41 %36 %22 %
12.5 %≈ 18′Humor51 %32 %30 %33 %
17.5 %≈ 25′Sadness54 %36 %37 %43 %
22.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity53 %39 %45 %32 %
27.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity49 %33 %48 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 46′Curiosity53 %39 %50 %12 %
37.5 %≈ 53′Tension56 %45 %49 %8 %
42.5 %≈ 60′Humor49 %35 %43 %12 %
47.5 %≈ 67′Curiosity46 %31 %38 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 74′Hope49 %38 %36 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 81′Sadness50 %42 %39 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 88′Curiosity51 %44 %40 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 95′Sadness57 %50 %38 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 102′Tension66 %60 %45 %37 %
77.5 %≈ 109′Curiosity71 %64 %49 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 116′Sadness74 %65 %41 %53 %
87.5 %≈ 123′Sadness66 %56 %38 %52 %
92.5 %≈ 130′Hope53 %35 %43 %27 %
97.5 %≈ 137′Curiosity48 %19 %47 %11 %
Cinderella

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Christopher Walken

Frank Abagnale

Martin Sheen

Roger Strong

Nathalie Baye

Paula Abagnale

Amy Adams

Brenda Strong

James Brolin

Jack Barnes

Brian Howe

Earl Amdursky

FJ
Frank John Hughes

Tom Fox

Steve Eastin

Paul Morgan

Chris Ellis

Special Agent Witkins

John Finn

Assistant Director Marsh

Jennifer Garner

Cheryl Ann

Nancy Lenehan

Carol Strong

EP
Ellen Pompeo

Marci

GT
Guy Thauvette

Warden Garren

CA
Candice Azzara

Darcy

MK
Matthew Kimbrough

Loan Officer

JB
Joshua Boyd

Football Player

Details

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Frank Abagnale Jr., Stan Redding, Jeff Nathanson
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
141 min
Country
United States, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 8.1 · 1,270,624 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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