Caught Stealing (2025) - Review
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Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Written by: Charlie Huston
Starring: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D'Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane
Runtime: 107 min
Synopsis: Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can't play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He's got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he's got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out...
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Editor's Note: Original review was written for FandomWire. Full article can be found below.
REVIEW SUMMARY
Caught Stealing is the kind of cinema that provokes reactions. Darren Aronofsky once again demonstrates that he's a master of creating experiences that don't digest easily and continue to echo long after the credits roll. Austin Butler delivers an unforgettable performance, charged with magnetism and intensity, capable of elevating every scene to a rare level of authenticity. While some narrative choices are less satisfying, they don't diminish the value of a film that remains an emotionally devastating, compelling journey into the heart of a man torn apart by life. It's an imperfect but powerful story, one that deserves to be seen and discussed with the same passion Aronofsky pours into every project.
