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The Paperboy

ORIGINAL TITLE

The Paperboy

YEAR

2012

RUNNING TIME

107 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Lee Daniels

SCREENWRITER

Peter Dexter, Lee Daniels (Novel: Peter Dexter)

COMPOSER

Mario Grigorov

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Roberto Schaefer

CAST

Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Macy Gray

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Lee Daniels Entertainment / Millennium Films / Nu Image Films

OFFICIAL WEB

http://thepaperboy-movie.com/

AWARDS

2012: Golden Globes: Nominated to Best Supporting Actress (Nicole Kidman)
2012: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

GENRE

Thriller | Melodrama. The 60s. Southern Gothic

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

In the 60s, a reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

PRO REVIEWS

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"A grungy exploitation melodrama made in the period it depicts, which might mystify the uninitiated but gives Paperboy an appealingly rough and rasty texture" (Todd McCarthy: Variety)

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"A smart, entertaining thriller with an excellent performance from Kidman (...) Rating: **** (out of 5)" (Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian)

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"'The Paperboy' can't decide whether to be an unfunny sex comedy, a half-hearted detective story or a woeful race drama - so it decides to be all three (...) Rating: * (out of four)" (Kyle Smith: New York Post)

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"This hot mess got booed by the snobs at Cannes, but there's no denying its profane energy (...) Rating: **1/2 (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"Daniels' deft adaptation of Pete Dexter's 1996 novel is even more disturbing on screen than on the page. It's a Southern Gothic noir thriller with a terrific ensemble cast (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Claudia Puig: USA Today)

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