Catch Me If You Can
Fugitive's playful dare
Catch Me If You Can is a phrase used as a taunt or challenge, daring someone to pursue you—typically spoken while fleeing or about to flee: She grabbed the last cookie and shouted "catch me if you can!".
The phrase became widely associated with the 2002 film about con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., who evaded FBI capture while impersonating pilots, doctors, and lawyers.
- chaseRapid following of quarry
- impostorOne feigning another's identity
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- rushQuick sudden movement
- film adaptationMovie from prior source
Steven Spielberg · Leonardo DiCaprio · scam · outwit · true crime · escape · hide-and-seek · wanted poster · forgery · passport · Pan Am · biopic · cat and mouse · on the run · FBI agent · pursuit · identity theft · badge
- Tom Hanks FilmsForrest Gump, Cast Away, Saving Private Ryan, The Green Mile, Apollo 13
- biopicsbiopic, biopics, Lincoln, Gandhi, biographical drama
- musicalsWicked, Les Miserables, Cats, Chicago, Grease
- SpielbergE.T., Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Indiana Jones
- Heist FilmsOcean's Eleven, The Italian Job, The Sting, Inside Man, Baby Driver
Catch Me If You Cansurrender
Cease resistance, yield
I give up · hands up · voluntary surrender · I surrender · submit
Catch Me If You Cantrapped
Unable to escape
captured · imprisoned · cornered · in custody · behind bars