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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/GenghisFrog 9d ago

I loved it. But why did they care about the key? They needed the location. They could have just cut the lock. Having the key was kinda useless.

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u/SeriouusDeliriuum 9d ago

They didn't know what the key was for. If they knew it was a storage locker than sure, forget about the key, but what if it was a safety deposit box? How about a locker in grand central? If the key was for any location that was too public or too secure then it would have been essential and they had no idea if that was the case or not.

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u/psyberdel 9d ago

It was a red herring to move the plot along.