Catching Out

Name: Catching Out
Genre: Crime, Documentary
Released: August 20, 2003
Duration: 79 min
Rating: 57

2003

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Seventh Art Releasing | Release Date: August 20, 2003 | Not Rated

Summary: The phrase "Catching Out" describes the act of hopping a freight train. This documentary follows some contemporary trainhoppers as they navigate between the constraints of society and the freedom of the road. (Worthy Entertainment)

Director: Sarah George

Genre(s): Crime, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 79 min

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V.A. Musetto

A documentary in which George relates their stories with great charm and understanding. Read full review

David Sterritt

Unique and fascinating. Read full review

Phil Hall

While imperfect, it does provide an intriguing glimpse into a subculture, which many people will be surprised to learn, still exists. Read full review

Stephen Holden

The scruffy, outspoken train-hoppers in Sarah George's exhilarating documentary, Catching Out, are a sure sign that the pioneer spirit still flickers in pockets of TV-wired America. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

Perhaps the only person more enthralled by the romance of train hopping than the latter-day hobos profiled in this great looking documentary from first-time director Sarah George is George herself. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Catching Out could stand to be half an hour longer, which speaks to both its scruffy charm and its frustrating inability to dig beneath the surface. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Ultimately, the film is as numbingly boring as, well, a lengthy train ride during which there's nothing to do but look out the window. Read full review

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