If you loved Catch Me If You Can, try The Fabelmans

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. The Fabelmans has roughly 6.2× fewer votes than Catch Me If You Can — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Catch Me If You Can

2002 · dir. Steven Spielberg

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The Fabelmans

2022 · dir. Steven Spielberg

What they share

Both films are directed by Steven Spielberg, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Catch Me If You Can, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Fabelmans is

Stand by Me meets 8mm. Young filmmaker wannabe navigates adolescence and family secrets. Carried by coming-of-age charm.

If you loved Catch Me If You Can, try The Fabelmans

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What they share

What The Fabelmans is

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