Nicolás Medina
Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat
Aug 17, 2026
9/10
Baseball, as Yogi Berra used to say, "isn’t over until it’s over." Aronofsky seems to subscribe to that maxim: his characters never give up, even if all that awaits them is another blow, another out, another fall to the ground. [Full review in Spanish]
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Don Kaye
Moviefone
Jul 20, 2026
70/100
Caught Stealing is set in a reality that’s slightly off-kilter from ours, and while it’s not top-tier Aronofsky, it’s a welcome change of pace.
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Ned Lannamann
Willamette Week
Feb 28, 2026
With director Darren Aronofsky revisiting the seedy New York City milieu of his earliest and best films, Caught Stealing is mostly a jolly, hyperviolent romp that’s like Guy Ritchie’s Snatch set in a pre-Strokes Lower East Side.
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David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Feb 9, 2026
3.5/4
...a propulsive thriller that boasts, at its core, a tremendously appealing lead performance...
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Grant Watson
Fiction Machine
Jan 6, 2026
8/10
One can feel the influence of Aronofsky’s personal style between the margins – when the film goes dark, it seems particularly grim – but all in all it is a well-crafted genre confection and a real crowd-pleaser.
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James Croot
The Post NZ
Jan 2, 2026
Darren Aronofsky's thrilling crime-comedy is a terrific showcase for Elvis and Dune star Austin Butler.
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John Stark
Mac the Movie Guy
Dec 29, 2025
67/100
Darren Aronofsky reminds us he’s still one of the best directors alive right now, and does so through a dark crime thrill ride with an ensemble of talented actors. caught Stealing is worth…catching? And paying for. Don’t steal it.
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Whang Yee Ling
The Straits Times (Singapore)
Dec 3, 2025
4/5
The violence is screwball yet shockingly brutal, and Hank, in Butler’s charismatic performance, is a sweet-natured loser who feels real pain.
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Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Nov 30, 2025
3.5/5
Some story choices are frustrating, but Austin Butler’s performance and Aronofsky’s vivid depiction of the city make it a compelling ride.
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Kaitlyn Booth
Bleeding Cool
Nov 25, 2025
7/10
Caught Stealing and its mediocrity would be better received by other directors, but Darren Aronofsky has always been shooting so far beyond the stars compared to his peers that "it's fine" is somehow worse than the film being horrible or outstanding.
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Douglas Davidson
Elements of Madness
Nov 23, 2025
3.5/5
The end result is a work that’s chaotic, hilarious, horrifying, and dark, and yet still lighter than so much of Aronofsky’s more recent projects.
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Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
Nov 22, 2025
3/4
If it all sounds like a Tarantino or Guy Ritchie wanna-be, it certainly doesn’t play that way.
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Jeff Beck
The Blu Spot
Nov 13, 2025
3.5/5
It may take a little time to truly get going as it sets the stage with its intriguing scenario & eccentric characters, but once it does, the audience is treated to a fun & exciting little crime thriller that comes with plenty of wild twists & turns.
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Philip Concannon
Sight & Sound
Nov 4, 2025
It seems like Darren Aronofsky is finally having fun, and for a brisk 107 minutes, so are we.
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Stephen Porzio
joe.ie
Oct 29, 2025
Caught Stealing is wickedly entertaining and stylish... That said, [Darren Aronofsky's] latest still retains his trademark darkness.
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Josiah Teal
Battle Royale With Cheese
Oct 28, 2025
Caught Stealing brings joy, thrills, genuine surprises, fantastic performances, and just enough heartbreak. But more than anything else, Caught Stealing is a reminder of how much fun it is going to the movies.
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Charlotte Simmons
The Treatment (Substack)
Oct 24, 2025
Caught Stealing is an old-school American blockbuster — replete with a movie star, sex appeal, violence, and a handful of chuckles — that, perhaps paradoxically, is about the inevitability of reality, in all its decolonized expanse.
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Nelson Acosta
Koimoi
Oct 19, 2025
2.5/5
Caught Stealing is Darren Aronofsky’s most approachable work in his filmography, but also the most boring of them all, thanks to a script with no bite!
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Michael Cook
KLRT-TV
Oct 18, 2025
8.5/10
Darren Arronofsky is a fantastic director and this movie is part gritty, part comedy. and part watching Austin Butler trying to figure out how to get away from various gangsters. I highly recommend this movie.
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Luis Martínez
El Mundo (Spain)
Oct 16, 2025
3/5
Caught Stealing is a joyfully aimless film that zips across the screen like a whirlwind, offering no explanations and as casually as the accident from which it emerges. [Full review in Spanish]
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