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Caught Stealing
A bruised neon noir drenched in sweat and gallows humor, Caught Stealing tracks an ordinary man’s manic, blood-slicked sprint through a 1990s urban labyrinth, turning a stolen moment of bad luck into a desperate bid for resurrection.
Caught Stealing
Caught Stealing

"2 Russians, 2 Jews, and a Puerto Rican walk into a bar..."

26 August 2025 United States of America 107 min 6.8 (1,083)

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Cast: Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber

Crime Thriller Comedy Arrested Development, Trauma, and the Illusion of Stagnation The Arbitrary Chaos of Fate vs. Personal Agency Escalation and the Inescapable Domino Effect of Violence Loyalty, Disillusionment, and Institutional Corruption
Budget: $40,000,000
Box Office: $32,703,294

Caught Stealing — Characters & Cast

Character Analysis

Henry "Hank" Thompson

Austin Butler

Archetype: Reluctant Everyday Hero / Accidental Antihero Key Trait: Understated resilience masked by an unassuming, boyish charm

Motivation

Surviving the manhunt, protecting Yvonne, and clearing himself from a criminal war he never signed up for.

Character Arc

Starts as a self-pitying, passive bartender paralyzed by guilt; through relentless brutality, he sheds his passivity and transforms into a ruthless, sharp-witted survivor.

Yvonne

Zoë Kravitz

Archetype: The Anchor / Grounding Love Interest Key Trait: Pragmatic compassion and professional steadiness under pressure

Motivation

Pushing Hank toward maturity and maintaining stability amid escalating madness.

Character Arc

A grounded EMT who urges Hank to confront his sobriety and emotional immaturity, ultimately becoming the tragic casualty that strips Hank of his remaining restraint.

Detective Elise Roman

Regina King

Archetype: Corrupt Law Enforcer / The Shadow Key Trait: Razor-sharp authority masking ruthless greed

Motivation

Recovering the hidden millions and silencing anyone who links her to the illicit ring.

Character Arc

Enters under the guise of an NYPD investigator trying to solve the case, gradually revealed as an extortionist pursuing the drug money for herself.

Russ Miner

Matt Smith

Archetype: The Catalyst / Trickster Key Trait: Erratic, frenetic energy and self-serving bravado

Motivation

Escaping New York with stolen cartel profits.

Character Arc

Appears as an eccentric punk roommate; exposed as a reckless operative whose double-dealing sets the entire bloody plot into motion.

Lipa & Shmully Drucker

Liev Schreiber & Vincent D'Onofrio

Archetype: The Enforcers / Menacing Heavies Key Trait: Chilling professionalism paired with bizarre, pitch-black banter

Motivation

Reclaiming their stolen syndicate funds and maintaining control over the Lower East Side rackets.

Character Arc

Orthodox Hasidic brothers operating an organized extortion and muscle racket; lethal and deadpan, functioning as the ultimate physical threat Hank must outsmart.

Cast

Austin Butler as Hank Thompson
Regina King as Detective Roman
Zoë Kravitz as Yvonne
Matt Smith as Russ
Liev Schreiber as Lipa
Vincent D'Onofrio as Shmully
Griffin Dunne as Paul
Nikita Kukushkin as Pavel
Yuri Kolokolnikov as Aleksei
Bad Bunny as Colorado
George Abud as Duane
Will Brill as Jason
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as Dale
Action Bronson as Amtrak
Natassia Dreams as Lisa

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