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Catch Me... If You Can

1989 · 106 min

A breezy, good-natured small-town caper with fast cars, goofy stakes and a feel-good finish.

Tagline: If you can't win the race, move the finish line.
Overview: A hotshot teenage car racer persuades the class president of a small Minnesota high school to gamble on illegal car races to raise money for their school which is facing closure.
How it feels: Light, warm, tense and whimsical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, ambition, greed
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
ambition
greed
work
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild