Psychological analysis of a Movie character Theme Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 American biographical crime film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film deals with the theme of broken homes and troubled childhoods. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks, with Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, and Nathalie Baye in supporting roles. The film is based on the life of real-life con artist Frank Abagnale, who, before his 19th birthday, successfully performed frauds worth millions of dollars. His foremost crime was check fraud; he became so highly skilled that after his arrest, the FBI turned to him f...