# Movie, Caught Stealing (2025; Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Regina King) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies, baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 3, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721 "2025-09-03T18:55:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/1 "2025-09-03T18:55:46Z")
Had Date Night with the wife last night and we saw this. Have you seen it? What did you think? [![](https://i.imgur.com/g7oEEy4.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/g7oEEy4.jpeg) There is a lot of crime and violence but it’s not gratuitously so (but if violence bothers you then this movie might not be for you). The plot follows a baseball fan and former player, and the movie title is a play on the baseball term. I found the movie to be badass, entertaining in a criminal and violent way, and sorry but Austin Butler who’s supposed to be a former baseball star who nearly made it to the Major Leagues, he has a terrible baseball swing. But I’m nit picking with that. I found the movie to be thoroughly enjoyable and fun. Be ready for significant subtitles for interpreting some foreign language conversations, and also for some Yiddish and Hebrew conversions. Sometimes the dialogue moves quickly and you have to read quickly to keep up with the fast pace. It’s a fun movie! ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/2 "2025-09-03T21:40:26Z")
My take from the Movies Seen thread: > [@Movies you've seen recently (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-seen-recently-part-2/1006288/3281): > > **Caught Stealing** I wish I could recommend this one. I was really looking forward to this story of a hapless hero drawn into a world of gangsters and double crosses through no fault of his own. . It has a sterling cast and some worthy black-comedy elements, but the story never coheres into something I cared about. It is set in late 90s NYC and captures that retro atmosphere, But the plot holes poke through and I ended up not caring enough about the protagonist to be pulled into the film. Others may find the performances and action scenes to be enough, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/3 "2025-09-04T13:41:53Z")
What plot holes? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/4 "2025-09-04T13:46:39Z")
Fun movie but very predictable. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/5 "2025-09-04T21:34:50Z")
Well I found it very enjoyable. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2025, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-caught-stealing-2025-austin-butler-zoe-kravitz-regina-king/1022721/6 "2025-09-04T22:19:42Z")
Me too! Very fun high-energy film. Some plot developments I found _very_ surprising. I really enjoyed it.