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The Paper Chase
“You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout.”
68%
Movie
1h 53m
AI Analysis
The Paper Chase (1973) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Paper Chase (1973) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~113 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Paper Chase 68% (119 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 119 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1973-10-16
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 14328
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Where can I watch The Paper Chase (1973)?
The Paper Chase is available for discovery on WatchMind. You can find official links to rent, buy, or stream from licensed digital stores like Apple TV and Amazon in our "Where to Watch" section.
Is there an official trailer for The Paper Chase?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for The Paper Chase directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is The Paper Chase about?
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Is there an AI analysis for The Paper Chase?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie The Paper Chase?
The official runtime for The Paper Chase is approximately 113 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Timothy Bottoms
James T. Hart
Lindsay Wagner
Susan Fields
John Houseman
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Graham Beckel
Franklin Ford III
James Naughton
Kevin Brooks
Edward Herrmann
Thomas Craig Anderson
Craig Richard Nelson
Willis Bell
- R
Robert Lydiard
O'Connor
Lenny Baker
William Moss
David Clennon
Toombs
Regina Baff
Asheley Brooks
- I
Irma Hurley
Mrs. Weasal
- B
Bill Moher
Philip Fields
Blair Brown
Miss Farranti
- R
Richard Whelan
Pruit
- A
Alan Kwinter
Sanders
- N
Nicholas Olah
Knight
- D
David B. Johns
Fisher
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