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The Paperboy

Name: The Paperboy
Director: Lee Daniels
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2012-09-14
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 5.7
Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray

2012 · 1h 47m · Thriller, Drama, Mystery

IMDb 5.7 Metacritic 45 RT 45%

Skip it. 'The Paperboy' is a trashy, exploitative mess that mistakes lurid drama for substance—even with Nicole Kidman and Matthew McConaughey in the cast, it can't salvage the derivative death row plot or Lee Daniels' heavy-handed direction. Save your evening for a thriller that actually earns its darkness.

Plot

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

Director: Lee Daniels

Cast: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray

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