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Caught Stealing

Movie 2025 107 min Crime, Thriller, Comedy Last reviewed 1 Sep 2026
Official Rating MA 15+ ClearAge 16+ Quality ★★★★☆

Our take

Caught Stealing is rated R for violent content, pervasive language, sexuality/nudity, and brief drug use. Austin Butler stars in a gritty 1990s New York crime story with baseball heists, mob pressure, and heavy profanity in dialogue. Dialogue includes frequent f-word use, assault talk, and overdose references. A mature crime drama for older teens, not middle-school viewers

Story (may spoil tone)

Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous struggle for survival amidst the criminal underbelly of late 1990s New York City, forced to navigate a treacherous underworld he never imagined.

What we flagged

Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.

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Violence
Strong
Sex
Moderate
Frightening
Moderate
Language
Strong

Details

Violence Strong Assaults, robberies, and mob threats with bloody outcomes

Assaults, robberies, and mob threats with bloody outcomes

Language Strong Pervasive f-word and s-word across crime and baseball scenes

Pervasive f-word and s-word across crime and baseball scenes

Sex / nudity Moderate Sexuality and partial nudity fit the R-rated adult crime tone

Sexuality and partial nudity fit the R-rated adult crime tone

Drugs / alcohol Mild Beer, overdose talk, and brief drug use appear in the crime plot

Beer, overdose talk, and brief drug use appear in the crime plot

Frightening Moderate Mob pressure and sudden violence create sustained crime tension

Mob pressure and sudden violence create sustained crime tension

Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title

No self-harm found in this title

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title

No child peril found in this title

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Moderate Shootings and bloody injuries during heist and mob clashes

Shootings and bloody injuries during heist and mob clashes

Dangerous behaviour Mild Heist planning and criminal shortcuts may glamorize risky choices

Heist planning and criminal shortcuts may glamorize risky choices

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health No mental health found in this title

No mental health found in this title

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • Hank gets pulled into crime he did not plan. How do small choices lead to big trouble?
  • The story mixes sports nostalgia with criminal danger. Does that make the violence feel more or less shocking?