Film2012107 min

The Paperboy

Name: The Paperboy
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2012
Duration: 107 min
Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, David Oyelowo

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillergay/lesbianhistoricaljournalisticcrimeslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeIntimate and moving: a weighty thriller, intricate rather than simple. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 569 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

As investigative reporter Ward Jansen and his partner Yardley Acheman chase a sensational, career-making story with the help of Ward's younger brother Jack and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless, the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff.

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