Storyline

New Rochelle, the 1960s. High schooler Frank Abagnale Jr. idolizes his father, who's in trouble with the IRS. When his parents separate, Frank runs away to Manhattan with $25 in his checking account, vowing to regain dad's losses and get his parents back together. Just a few years later, the FBI tracks him down in France; he's extradited, tried, and jailed for passing more than $4,000,000 in bad checks. Along the way, he's posed as a Pan Am pilot, a pediatrician, and an attorney. And, from nearly the beginning of this life of crime, he's been pursued by a dour FBI agent, Carl Hanratty. What starts as cat and mouse becomes something akin to father and son.

Plot Keywords

race against time, on the run, mother son relationship, reference to the new york yankees, con artist, assumed identity, paris france, madrid spain, impostor, secret service, impersonation, washington d.c., husband wife relationship, hollywood california, new orleans louisiana, los angeles california, premarital sex, redemption, forgery, miami florida

Short Review

This is the director's most likeable film in ages, even if it's insubstantial, overlong and, frankly, a touch redundant.

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : $3.99 to rent, $13.99 to buy, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership

2. Apple iTunes : Track Price: 9.99, Track Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Price: 9.99, Track Hd Price: 14.99, Track Hd Rental Price: 3.99, Collection Hd Price: 14.99

3. Microsoft Store : Rent From $2.99

4. Vudu : [SD - Buy: 9.99, Rent: 2.99] [HDX - Buy: 13.99, Rent: 3.99]