The Paper (1994)

Directed by

Ron Howard

Genre

comedy film, comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 243 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 24 hours at a New York tabloid, a newspaper editor balances a troubled marriage and a looming layoff while his reporters uncover a police cover-up. They race to get the truth about innocent teenage suspects on page one before their competitors beat them.

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What happens

The Paper is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Ron Howard and starring Michael Keaton, Glenn Close, Marisa Tomei, Randy Quaid, and Robert Duvall. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for "Make Up Your Mind", which was written and performed by Randy Newman. The film depicts 24 hours in a newspaper editor's hectic professional and personal life. The main story of the day is two white businessmen found murdered in a parked car in New York City. The reporters discover a police cover-up of evidence that the black teenage suspects in custody are innocent and rush to scoop the story in the midst of professional, private, and financial chaos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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