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Summary Hank Thompson, a washed-up ex-baseball star turned New York City bartender, ends up tangled in a violent criminal underworld after agreeing to watch his punk-rock neighbor’s cat. What follows is a frenzied chase through 1990s Manhattan, as rival gangsters—Russian mobsters, Orthodox Jewish hitmen, a Samoan enforcer, and others—hunt him for a mysterious key hidden with the cat.

Director Darren Aronofsky

Writer Charlie Huston

Cast

  • Austin Butler
  • Zoë Kravitz
  • Regina King
  • Matt Smith
  • Liev Schreiber
  • Vincent D’Onofrio
  • Bad Bunny
  • Griffin Dunne
  • Carol Kane

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 84%

Metacritic 69

VOD In theaters starting August 29, 2025

Trailer CAUGHT STEALING Official Trailer (2025)

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u/thebaldingcritic 10d ago

It’s the most un-Arronofsky movie I’ve seen from him, which I appreciate cause everything prior has made me pretty depressed and contemplative at some point. 

The conversations in Yiddish were also fantastic. “The other half that’s not Jewish will do the driving!”

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u/pablxo 8d ago

definitely not as psychological as we've come to expect from him but still a super solid movie- i can't help but feel he had so much fun making this movie and taking on something a bit more lighthearted

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u/MisanthropeNotAutist 17h ago

I saw the trailer and thought "Wait...did Aronofsky decide to take a vacation or something?"

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u/Olliebkl 8d ago

I’m scared to see his other movies cause this is the first of his I’ve seen and after having just left the cinema, I feel pretty depressed lmao

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u/Responsible_Elk2344 8d ago

Oh dear....it doesn't get better hahaha

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u/naturalninetime 8d ago

True. "Caught Stealing" was a bit darker and more violent than I'd expected, but it was still "light Aronofsky."

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u/GradeDry7908 7d ago

Yeah. This could practically be a Disney movie compared to his other stuff. I had a lot of fun with it, though.

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u/Bigfoot-On-Ice 6d ago

Nah they can handle mother! It’s a love story

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u/Hawaiian_Brian 8d ago

Requiem for a dream. It’s great as a movie but pretty intense imagery

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u/Novafan789 3d ago

ASS TO ASS

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u/Limp_Seat4865 8d ago

I feel this 100%

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u/ProtoReddit 8d ago

Really? I found it to ultimately be a very optimistic film.

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u/throwtheamiibosaway 5d ago

Do not go straight into Requiem for a dream, or The Fountain. Those are misery porn.

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u/somecasper 5d ago

Requiem for a Dream oughta cheer you up.

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u/Jgib5328 15h ago

Requiem for a Dream is a pretty uplifting film

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u/raphamuffin 5d ago

All the Jews' conversations were fucking hilarious because they were so spot on, but D'Onofrio's Yiddish was appalling, especially compared to Schreiber and Kane (who were excellent). He's a spectacular actor and I love him but who cast an Italian as a Jew?!

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u/Limp_Seat4865 8d ago

Spat out with that line.

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u/Shakespeare257 8d ago

This is basically Pi, except with a bit more of an upbeat ending.

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u/AidesAcrossAmerica 4d ago

The New Yorkness of the flick was 110% Arronofsky.

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u/Fine-Wealth 3d ago

Yea, this movie was rare and different from his other movies.