Catch Me If You Can
NZ release: 25 December 2002
Offensive language Rated on: 14 February 2025
What’s it about?
Brilliant 16-year-old Frank Abagnale is a skilled conman who passes as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. However, after pulling off multiple schemes, he soon finds himself being pursued by FBI agent Carl, who becomes obsessed with tracking him down.
The facts
- Directed by Steven Spielberg (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List)
- Starring Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception), Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump), Christopher Walken (Pulp Fiction), Martin Sheen (Apocalypse Now), and Amy Adams (Enchanted)
- English and French languages
- Runtime: 140 minutes
- Catch Me If You Can is based on a true story, drawing from the semi-autobiographical book of the same name written by Frank Abagnale Jr.
Why did it get this rating?
This film game was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Offensive language
The film includes occasional offensive language including “f*ck,” “d*ck,” and “goddamn.”
Sexual references
A man and woman have sex. We hear moaning, thrusting, and the woman saying “yes, yes, yes,” however there is no nudity.
A woman tells a man to make her a cash offer to “have (her) for the whole night.”
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