Darren Aronofsky has moved away from his signature full-bore melodrama and psychological realism with the crime thriller film Caught Stealing. The film stars Austin Butler as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player turned bartender, who finds himself targeted by the criminal underworld of 1998 New York. With Caught Stealing, Aronofsky enters Guy Ritchie territory. The film features a motley assortment of oddball characters and unpredictable violence, reminiscent of Ritchie’s debut, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

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