Caught Stealing (2025)

Austin Butler Keeps Uneven, Entertaining ‘Caught Stealing’ In The Game. A terrific lead performance from Austin Butler and a scene-stealing cat are the highlights of Darren Aronofsky’s nutty crime caper, ‘Caught Stealing.’ Known primarily for intense psychological dramas that often skirt the horror genre, director Darren Aronofsky has pivoted to a dark crime comedy with ‘Caught Stealing,’ from a screenplay by Charlie Huston based on the latter’s novel.

Following the director’s last effort, the heavy, tragic ‘The Whale’ (2022), ‘Caught Stealing’ finds Aronofsky in a relaxed mode and even having some fun, while also returning to his hometown of New York City (setting of his first film, 1998’s ‘Pi’).