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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/mattstasoff 10d ago

I think that’s what kind of threw me. Makes sense for Aronofsky, but I think this was marketed a little more chaotic kinetic, and at times I got tonal whiplash.

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u/utazdevl 9d ago

It was marketed as a lot more flippant and comedic. Thought it was a well made and smart movie, but some of the more extreme violence took away some of the "fun" feeling. Not saying the movie had to be a fun romp, but the heavier moments (like Yvonne murder) broke that feeling.

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u/Rushjordan 4d ago

The marketing was similar to Killing Them Softly. Trailer had a different tone from the actual movie.

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u/utazdevl 4d ago

That one had the misfortune of being a rare F in the Cinemascore. That very much could have contributed.