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Catch Me If You Can

2/4/2009, reviewed by Eli Evans

This has been a favorite for a while. Based on a true story, a boy (Frank) runs away after his parents get divorced over money troubles. Brilliant, but with hardly any ethics, he begins a series of cons trying to get enough money to reconcile his parents - a futile cause. Over the course of his three-year crime spree, he impersonates an airline pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer, all the while forging and passing bad checks. An FBI agent (Carl) follows the paper trail, eventually capturing Frank, but not before coming to understand that he's a lonely kid and forming a unique relationship with him. Frank learns that money can't buy love; experiences justice; and gains freedom through honesty.

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