In honor of probably one of the greatest actors of all time, Tom Hanks, who stars in The Circle debuting this weekend, I figured I’d look back at probably one of my favorite Spielberg/Hanks movies in Catch Me If You Can, which I think is widely underrated.

The movie, which is based on a true story, follows the young man Frank Abagnale Jr. (Leonardo DiCaprio) as the young 19-year-old in the ’60s and ’70s swindles his way into millions of dollars by counterfeiting checks as a pilot, a lawyer and a doctor. But not soon after, Abagnale is being chased down by CIA agent Carl Hanratty played by Tom Hanks.

Catch Me If You Can is one of the first movies that I watched that made me fall in love with movies. This film is perfection. It’s able to take this man’s life and put it into a incredible and thoughtful movie where you end up caring about all the characters in the end. Plus after multiple rewatches it never fails to entertain me. The cast for this movie is pretty incredible even past the two leads who are legends in their own right. It also has Christopher Walken as Frank Abagnale Sr, a young Amy Adams as the nurse Abagnale meets, Brenda Strong and Martin Sheen as Brenda’s father, Roger Strong. It also includes a bunch of other small cameos from the likes of Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Garner.

The movie also has impeccable costume and set design which is something I don’t usually notice but in this movie it stands out. All the costumes and sets fit the time period to perfection. Plus when you have a Steven Spielberg movie it would be sad not to talk about the score by John Williams which is of course incredible as always.

One thing I love about Catch Me If You Can is the subtle jokes and general fun included in the movie. One of my favorite scenes in the movie is the scene in the airport toward the middle of the movie where Hanratty is about to close in on Abagnale, who proceeds to lead him on a wild goose chase, but in the end he sneaks away by hiding behind a bunch of pretty flight attendants. Another standout is the scene where Abagnale tricks Hanratty into believing his name is Barry Allen aka “The Flash.” It’s super clever and witty and just something we don’t see nowadays in movies.

In the end, Spielberg, Hanks and Dicaprio are able to bring the crazy true story of a young man who was able to swindle his way into millions to life and do it with incredible charm and great chemistry between Dicaprio and Hanks. The movie not only centers on the young man’s story but his life as he was just a young kid who was never really loved and you see that in the bond he forms with Carl Hanratty. Catch Me If You Can is one movie that will never fail to not entertain me and always keeps me coming back because it is pure movie magic.