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The Paper

Name: The Paper
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1994
Duration: 112 min
Cast: Michael Keaton, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid

Taste attributes: comedydramajournalisticdetectivetried & testedlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evil

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"A behind-the-lines look at work, marriage and other forms of combat."

Boxlist takeA small-scale comedy-drama, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

6.6 /10

TMDB · 120 votes

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What lines up

Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.

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