Watching the trailer for Caught Stealing , you might’ve found yourself surprised to see Darren Aronofsky’s name pop up. The director is best known for bleak-as-hell, often revolting psychological dramas, but his latest — according to the trailer, anyhow — looks like a sleek popcorn crime thriller. And it mostly is. If “Directed by Steven Soderbergh” had shown up in the end credits, it would have made perfect sense.

Caught Stealing

R, 107 minutes

Opening Thursday, Aug. 28, at Regal and AMC theaters

But a few key elements are pure Aronofsky, particularly some viscerally brutal moments — a blown-out knee, a super-glued surgery scar, a shard of wood used as a makeshift shiv — and his signature bleakness, which peeks out through the good vibes.

Caught Stealing stars Austin Butler as H

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