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From TMDb members · 2 total- Andres Gomez6/10
Hugely disturbing. Performances and direction are quite good, IMHO, just the story is creepy and disgusting.
- HaremCinema
Reviewer Andres Gomez is being far too kind in his description of this filth as 'hugely disturbing', 'creepy' and 'disgusting'. It is far more vulgar than that. Kind of a SPOILER coming right now! This cesspit of a movie sent me running away when Nicole Kidman bestrode Zac Efron…
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The Paperboy
55%
Movie
1h 47m
AI Analysis
The Paperboy (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Paperboy (2012) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Drama, and Mystery with tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing. Expect steady storytelling (~107 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Paperboy 55% (806 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
55%
from 806 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-09-14
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- TMDB rating
- 5.5
- TMDB ID
- 82390
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A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
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The official runtime for The Paperboy is approximately 107 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Zac Efron
Jack Jansen
Matthew McConaughey
Ward Jansen
Nicole Kidman
Charlotte Bless
David Oyelowo
Yardley Acheman
Macy Gray
Anita / Narrator
John Cusack
Hillary Van Wetter
Scott Glenn
W.W. Jansen
Ned Bellamy
Tyree van Wetter
Nealla Gordon
Ellen Guthrie
Edrick Browne
Hustler #1
Kevin Waterman
Victim
- D
Danny Hanemann
Sheriff Thurmond Call
Peter Murnik
Death Row Guard
- J
John P. Fertitta
Sam Ellison
Gary Clarke
Weldon Pine
Ava Bogle
Renee / Nail Biter
- A
Adam Sibley
Eugene
J.D. Evermore
Gate Guard
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Hugely disturbing. Performances and direction are quite good, IMHO, just the story is creepy and disgusting.
Reviewer Andres Gomez is being far too kind in his description of this filth as 'hugely disturbing', 'creepy' and 'disgusting'. It is far more vulgar than that. Kind of a SPOILER coming right now! This cesspit of a movie sent me running away when Nicole Kidman bestrode Zac Efron at the beach and urinated on him. After fighting off a gaggle of other young gals that also wanted to pee on Mr. Efron...Why would anyone make such filth? I have more to say about the Paperboy but it would offend me even more to infect you with more of this steaming garbage. I would strongly suggest that you do not watch this. Matthew McConaughey what brought you to this depth? I'm very disappointed in you sir. Please make better choices.
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