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The Paperboy is a 2012 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Lee Daniels and based on Pete Dexter 's 1995 novel of the same name. The novel was inspired by a true story. It follows Miami reporter Ward Jansen who returns to his hometown in Florida to investigate a murder case involving a death row inmate.
- $3.78 million
- Mario Grigorov
- $12.5 million
Oct 17, 2012 · A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate and his fiancée. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack and Zac Efron, and is based on a true story.
- (39K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Lee Daniels
- 2012-10-17
Oct 3, 2012 · A humid, deep South wallow in raunch, with the wrong man on Death Row, the right man lurking in a swamp with his inbred family, a dead sheriff, a curious newspaper reporter, a slutty blond slattern, the younger man who adores her and alligators, lots of 'em. The Paperboy is a trashy thriller based on a novel by Pete Dexter, directed by Lee Daniels and starring Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack.
Oct 5, 2012 · A reporter and his brother investigate a death-row inmate in 1969 Florida, while a seductive woman tries to free him. The Paperboy is a trashy and melodramatic film with a strong cast and a steamy plot, but it's uneven and often veers into camp.
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- Lee Daniels
- R
- Matthew Mcconaughey
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A movie about a reporter and his brother investigating a death row inmate in Florida, and the complications of love and race. The plot summary includes different versions of the story, the characters, the events and the outcome.
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Oct 4, 2012 · “The Paperboy,” a tangled and steamy drama directed by Lee Daniels, stars Nicole Kidman as a woman whose fiancé, played by John Cusack, is an alligator hunter on death row.
