The Paperboy (2012)

Directed by

Lee Daniels

Genre

drama film, thriller film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

R

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 813 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Miami reporter returns to his small Florida town to investigate a death row inmate's murder case. He and his team get pulled into the dangerous and corrupt underbelly of the community.

tensegrittyatmosphericslow-burnsultryunsettlingrawmelodramatic

What happens

The Paperboy is a 2012 American crime drama thriller film co-written and directed by Lee Daniels and based on Pete Dexter's 1995 novel of the same name. It follows Miami reporter Ward Jansen who returns to his hometown in Florida to investigate a murder case involving a death row inmate. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, and Nicole Kidman. The film was produced by Daniels, Hilary Shor, Avi Lerner, Ed Cathell III, and Cassian Elwes. It premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival on May 24, 2012, and October 5, 2012, worldwide. It grossed $102,706 in its opening weekend and $3.8 million worldwide, against a budget of $12.5 million, making it a box office bomb. Despite its mixed reviews, Kidman's performance drew Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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