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The Paper Chase. "The Paper Chase" is about an aggressive, very bright, terribly engaging first-year student at Harvard Law School. The movie respects its hero, respects the school, and most of all respects the venerable Professor Kingsfield, tyrant of contract law.
Love of learning is tops in classic law school tale. Read Common Sense Media's The Paper Chase review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Twentieth Century Fox
- James Bridges
The Paper Chase has some great performances, literate screenwriting, sensitive direction and handsome production. Full Review | Jul 24, 2008
81% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 72% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings As a first-year law student at Harvard, James Hart (Timothy Bottoms) knows he's got his work cut out for him. But things get harder...
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- James Bridges
- PG
- Timothy Bottoms
Low-key, and nostalgic in its view of education, "The Paper Chase" is a good film to watch for its high technical quality, for its theme of the individual trying to measure up to society's expectations, and of course for the wonderful performance of John Houseman.
Oct 16, 1973 · The Paper Chase: Directed by James Bridges. With Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel. A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.
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The tribulations of first-year law students at Harvard, specifically a brilliant but naive young man who, as with most of his fellow aspiring attorneys, is in fearful awe of a demanding, ego ...
