Yo Lucille, let me just correct your statement;  

" I'm not very interested in cinema and I don't understand anything about films, their quality or indeed film-making, but one of my favourites is "Catch me if you can". DiCaprio and Tom Hanks play their characters perfectly. I like the history of Frank Abagnale Jr. and the "age" of the film and the music.

I don't care whether it's a drama film, or a comedy or a romantic one, I  only need to like the historical setting and if I like the music too I "fall in love" with the film.

By the way (as we say in England) I also like 'Catch Me if You Can' and it's a bit like you intimate ( to indicate, the other meaning of intimate is to be close to) the plot is based on a true story so that historical dramas or films if based on true stories and followed accurately are usuallly pretty good. One such film that I've seen recently is 'All The President's Men' made in 1976 based on the activities of American President, Nixon and the Watergate affair, you might have heard of it.

               Blessings,

                                                   Japes