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Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg
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Tom Hanks/Steven Spielberg
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Reviewed September 25, 2026 Podcast Runtime: 90 mins

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Leonardo DiCaprio invites bank fraud investigator Tom Hanks to Catch Me If You Can as the teenage runaway travels 1960s America pulling scams in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-nominated caper. But can the wealth and status that comes from impersonating doctors, lawyers, and airline pilots make Leo any happier than he was living with hustler dad Christopher Walken (The Dead Zone) and French mom Nathalie Baye (Day For Night)?  And is it smart to flirt with vixens Jennifer Garner (Alias) and Amy Adams (Arrival)?  Silver Level Donors find out now!

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