"The true story of a real fake."

2002

2h 21m

8.0(16237 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit.

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128 members

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Frank Abagnale Jr.

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Tom Hanks

Carl Hanratty

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Christopher Walken

Frank Abagnale

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Martin Sheen

Roger Strong

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Nathalie Baye

Paula Abagnale

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Amy Adams

Brenda Strong

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James Brolin

Jack Barnes

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Brian Howe

Earl Amdursky

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Frank John Hughes

Tom Fox

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Steve Eastin

Paul Morgan

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Chris Ellis

Special Agent Witkins

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John Finn

Assistant Director Marsh

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Jennifer Garner

Cheryl Ann

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Nancy Lenehan

Carol Strong

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Ellen Pompeo

Marci

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Elizabeth Banks

Lucy

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Guy Thauvette

Warden Garren

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Candice Azzara

Darcy

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Kitty Carlisle

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Kelly McNair

Girl #1

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Sarah Rush

Secretary

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Jasmine Jessica Anthony

Little Girl

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Celine du Tertre

Little Girl on Street

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Kaitlin Doubleday

Joanna

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Matthew Kimbrough

Loan Officer

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Joshua Boyd

Football Player

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Jonathan Dankner

Student #1

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Maggie Mellin

Teacher

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Thomas Kopache

Principal Evans

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Margaret Travolta

Ms. Davenport

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Jimmie F. Skaggs

Bartender

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Alex Hyde-White

Mr. Kesner

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Lilyan Chauvin

Mrs. Lavalier

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Eugene Fleming

Ticket Clerk

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Robert Ruth

Hotel Manager

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Jennifer Manley

Ashley

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James Morrison

Pilot

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Robert Symonds

Mr. Rosen

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Jennifer Kan

Female Bank Teller

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Robert Curtis Brown

Front Desk Clerk

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Kelly Hutchinson

Young Female Teller

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Steve Witting

Manager

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Wendy Worthington

Receptionist

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Jane Bodle

TWA Ticket Agent

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J. Patrick McCormack

Auctioneer

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Brian Goodman

Motel Owner

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Ray Proscia

Salesman

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Sarah Lancaster

Riverbend Woman

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Jill Matson

Riverbend Woman

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Mike Baldridge

Terry

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Joel Ewing

Party Guy

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Ritchie Montgomery

Young Doctor

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Jim Antonio

Victor Griffith

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Angela Sorensen

Party Girl

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Jonathan Brent

Dr. Ashland

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Benita Krista Nall

Emergency Nurse

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Shane Edelman

Doctor Harris

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Andrew Meeks

Young Patient

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Morgan Rusler

FBI Agent

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Jane Edith Wilson

Bar Examiner

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Dave Hager

Judge

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Kyle Davis

Kid

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Patrick Thomas O'Brien

Mr. Hendricks

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Jaime Ray Newman

Monica

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Deborah Kellner

Debra Jo

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Mercedes Cornett

Heather

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Amy Acker

Miggy

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Robert Peters

FBI Agent

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James DuMont

FBI Agent

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Thomas Crawford

FBI Agent

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Malachi Throne

Abe Penner

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Alfred Dennis

Ira Penner

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Max Kerstein

Penner Brother

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Donna Kimball

TWA Stewardess

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Jan Munroe

Captain Oliver

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Stephen Dunham

Pilot

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Brandon Keener

Pilot

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Anthony Powers

NY Savings Bank Manager

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Lauren Cohn

Female Teller

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Jeremy Howard

Teen Waiter

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Jack Knight

Man #3

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Jamie Anderson

Ilene

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Kam Heskin

Candy

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Ana Maria Quintana

Hotel Maid

Production

Gerald R. Molen

FBI Agent

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Stan Bly

Blind Man

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Writing

Jamie Moss

Young Man

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Jessica Collins

Peggy

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Frank Abagnale Jr.

French Policeman

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Roger Léger

Prison Guard

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Jean-François Blanchard

French Police Captain

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Mathieu Gaudreault

French Police

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Guy-Daniel Tremblay

French Police

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Alex Bisping

French Police

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Patrice Dussault

French Police

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Paul Todd

Maitre D'

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Jake Wagner

Kid

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Ashley Cohen

Party Twin

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Kelly Cohen

Party Twin

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Ellis Hall

Piano Player / Singer

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Camera

Steven Meizler

Piano Player

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Fred Datig

Co-Pilot

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Joe Garagiola

Joe Garagiola, Sr.

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Dominic Bond

Choir

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Jean-François Brousseau

Choir

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Francis Campeau

Choir

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Raphaël Cardin

Choir

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Marc-Antoine Côté

Choir

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Antoine Drolet-Dumoulin

Choir

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Léon Dussault-Gagné

Choir

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Simon Houle-Gauthier

Choir

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Vincent Généreux

Choir

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Sébastien Jean

Choir

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Pascal Larouche

Choir

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William Lauzon

Choir

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Florent Legault

Choir

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Jason McNally

Choir

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Julien Normandeau

Choir

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David Parent-Laliberté

Choir

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Alexandre Pepin

Choir

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Nicolas Radeschi

Choir

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Jonathan René

Choir

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Samuel St-Amour

Choir

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Jesse Heiman

Student (uncredited)

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Ryan Izay

student (uncredited)

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Nick Zano

James (uncredited)

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Nicole Andrews

Hot Blonde (uncredited)

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Evis Xheneti

Beautiful Girl (uncredited)

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