Caught Stealing
NZ release: 28 August 2025
Violence, offensive language, drug use and content that may disturb Rated on: 20 August 2025
What’s it about?
Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, is suddenly pulled into a deadly fight for survival in the criminal underbelly of 1990s New York, forced to navigate an underworld he never thought he’d enter.
The facts
- Directed by Darren Aronofsky
- Stars Austin Butler, Regia King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber
- English language
- Runtime: 107 minutes
- Based on Charlie Huston’s book by the same name
Why did it get this rating?
This film was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Violence
This crime thriller film contains frequent fights and serious assaults, sometimes resulting in death. Some of the stronger moments include:
- A character is hit on the head with a baseball bat and another character is stabbed in the foot with a broken bat.
- Characters are shot dead resulting in blood splatter and realistic blood detail.
- A character is held down during an interrogation and has some surgical staples painfully removed with a pair of pliers.
Offensive language
Characters use offensive language such as “f**k” and its derivatives, in a variety of contexts. This language is sometimes used to threaten and intimidate. “C**t” is used once.
Drug use
A character is depicted snorting a line of white powder off a silver tray.
Content that may disturb
A character has nightmares of a car crash that killed his best friend. Bloody and graphic injuries are depicted in the aftermath of the crash.
When content stays with you:
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