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- InvestigationJournalismUncover TruthCourtroom DramaCrimesMediaDeath RowSmall Town Life more...
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- DramaCrimePeriodThriller
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary20th Century21st Century60s
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- FloridaUSASmall Town
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The Paperboy, 2012
English
USA
Profile of The Paperboy
The mood of The Paperboy is tense, contemplative, and captivating. The plot centers around journalism, courtroom drama, and media. It is a drama, thriller, and crime movie. Stylistically, The Paperboy campy humor. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a small town. The Paperboy is set in Florida. It happens in the 1960s and in contemporary times. It is based on a book.
Summary of The Paperboy
A man (John Cusack) convicted of killing a seedy sheriff is given a new life when a female pen pal (Nicole Kidman) enlists the aid of two journalists to try and get him off death row. Precious' Lee Daniels adapts Pete Dexter's novel.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 3 October 2012 |
| Runtime: | 107 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jack James
as Charlotte Bless
as Hillary Van Wetter
as Ward James
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Users Reviews
- 09.October.2012
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- by: icecream
- icecream rated this movie
4/10Disappointing
- 09.October.2012
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- by: fletcher.munson
- fletcher.munson rated this movie6/10Okay
