Catch Me If You Can (2002)

141 min · Drama

USPG-13UK12AAUMCA18A

36 MILD

ScoutScore

Worth a quick check before you press play.

Catch Me If You Can scores 36 on the ScoutScore, which is Mild. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout maps 15 flagged scenes and 1 marked caution.

A ScoutScore is a living number. We re-check movies against the source and raise or lower it when we find something the first pass missed, so a score you see today can differ from one you saw last month.

What FilmScout flagged

Heads up	14
Caution	1

Content map

How the scenes we flagged in this movie divide up by kind. These are shares of what was flagged, not a level, and not a promise about anything we did not flag: a movie with very little flagged content can still be 80% one kind.

Flagged mostly for themes.

Scary and dark	12%
Violence and action	none flagged
Themes	54%
Sexual content	16%
Substances	none flagged
Language	18%
All flagged content	100%

Direction is the kind of content flagged. Reach is the ScoutScore, which is how much there is: green at the centre, yellow, orange, then red at the dotted line, which is 100. The scale has no ceiling, so a shape can cross it.

Scenes FilmScout flagged

Heads up Frank found gravely ill in French prison
Heads up Deity exclamations - scattered throughout film
Heads up "Oh, shit" - spilled wine at home
Heads up Euphemistic exclamations - scattered throughout film
Heads up Parents' divorce - Frank must choose who to live with
Heads up "You're a goddamn kid" - hotel manager
Heads up Frank's first sexual encounter with a stewardess
Heads up "Go f*** yourselves" - Hanratty's joke
Heads up Frank negotiates a paid encounter with a call girl
Heads up Frank and Brenda kiss passionately at the hospital

Where each one lands in the runtime, and alerts that arrive before it does, are in the app.

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Age ratings by country

AU	M
CA	18A
GB	12A
US	PG-13

Talk about it after

“Frank kept reinventing himself to escape a painful situation at home, taking on new identities and roles as he went. When things get really hard, what helps you figure out who you actually are rather than who you wish you could be?”

This guide tells you before. The app tells you during.

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Common questions

Is Catch Me If You Can okay for kids?

Catch Me If You Can scores 36 on FilmScout's ScoutScore, which places it in the Mild tier. Worth a quick check before you press play. FilmScout has mapped 15 flagged scenes in it, covering theme, profanity (mild), sexual content. The right answer depends on your child, which is why FilmScout shows you the scenes instead of giving a verdict.

What is the ScoutScore for Catch Me If You Can?

36, which is the Mild tier. The ScoutScore is driven by the intensity of a movie's heaviest moments rather than how many it has.

What is Catch Me If You Can rated?

Catch Me If You Can is rated PG-13 in the United States. Ratings differ by country: AU M, CA 18A, GB 12A, US PG-13. A letter rating stamps a whole movie at once, so FilmScout scores it scene by scene instead.

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Each flagged moment with its place in the runtime, plus live alerts that follow along while you watch.

ScoutScores are FilmScout's own scene by scene analysis and change as the catalog is rescored. FilmScout is independent and is not affiliated with, licensed by, or endorsed by any studio or ratings board.

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