US EditionCaught Stealing Review: Even Bad Bunny Can’t Save Darren Aronofsky’s Crime Caper Dud
Darren Aronofsky's latest film, set in 1998 New York, combines crime thriller elements with interactive hidden clues, offering fans a unique viewing experience and engagement.
- On 29 August 2025, Darren Aronofsky's Caught Stealing opened in cinemas, starring Austin Butler as Hank, a former baseball player turned bartender in 1998 Lower East Side, New York City.
- Darren Aronofsky pursued the adaptation for years, inspired by Charlie Huston's novel which Huston adapted into a screenplay, calling the project close to their heart after 18 years.
- Aronofsky planted hidden pies across the film as interactive Easter eggs, challenging viewers to count these visual clues that turn scenes into puzzles, as he revealed on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.
- Driven by Austin Butler's magnetism, reviewers say Aronofsky's shift toward a more commercial tone includes a notable supporting cast with Regina King and Benito Martinez Ocasio.
- After its U.S. theatrical bow, Caught Stealing expands internationally with promotional NY Portal Authority public payphones and Mechasonic Sessions, and opens in Philippine cinemas on September 10.
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The Independent (US)Caught Stealing is thin material for Austin Butler and an all-star cast – review
This crime caper isn’t quite as savagely harrowing as director Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Whale’ or ‘Mother!’, but slightly to its detriment – it’s instead a cold, unwelcoming experience
·London, United Kingdom
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Darren Aronofsky replays the violence with a hard-boiled polar where Austin Butler sweats. This Wednesday in theaters. ...
·Brussels, Belgium
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Darren Aronofsky breaks with his usual controversial, dramatic filmmaking style for the action-comedy "Caught Stealing." It's entertaining, but not particularly memorable.
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