Catch Me If You Can True Story: Biggest Changes To The Real Frank Abagnale

In Catch Me If You Can, selections of Frank Abagnale Jr.’s fascinating life were captured onscreen, but some of what he does is so outlandish that it leaves fans wondering how accurate is Catch Me If You Can. In the movie, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the real-life Frank Abagnale Jr.

, who runs away from home at the tender age of 16 to start a life as a con artist. He begins with small counterfeit checks to travel and stay in hotels and soon moves on to long cons like passing himself off as a pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer.