Michael Keaton,
Robert Duvall,
Glenn Close,
Marisa Tomei,
Randy Quaid
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Director Ron Howard's drama follows a beleaguered reporter during a hectic 24 hours at a New York City tabloid. Michael Keaton stars as Henry Hackett, a metro editor for the struggling New York Sun. H... read more
DVD Release Date: November 1, 1998
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March 30, 2008Great ensemble comedy-drama about a New York Daily tabloid newspaper with Michael Keaton as an editor who has a few hours to get the scoop on a murder and stop cost-conscious managing editor Glenn Close from printing a sensationalistic cover that implies two innocent youngsters a... read more
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January 28, 2012The Paper ended up being much better than I thought. It takes a boring subject like news and made it interesting and also showed me the inside work of a newspaper, but its also at times very weird and does not realize what it is.
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November 18, 2009Very good story about the sentencing of two kids from the ghetto and the controversy that accures in highly competitive newspaper editor's offices. Sounds boring when I say it like that but add consistant (early 90's) Keaton comedy and you've got a pretty good filc.
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January 6, 2009Sometimes it lets its wackiness run a little bit too free, but there's a lot of great stuff to love here.
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May 24, 2008What a great movie.I loved the entire cast!They are and were amazing:)
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December 20, 2007Lots of big name stars... some not even listed here such as Jason Alexander from Seinfeld. Even with all this brilliant acting power in one movie, they could not salvage the lame writing and stupid plot.
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November 26, 2006I love The Paper. Its charming, smart, energetic and has such a wonderful ensamble. A guilty pleasure.
Critic Reviews
April 12, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
June 6, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's all slick, fizzy fun. But the film's fighting spirit gets snatched.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Watching The Paper got me in touch all over again with how good it feels to work at the top of your form, on a story you believe in, on deadline. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Joe Brown, Washington Post
Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
A crowd pleaser, and, regardless of any viewer's experience (or lack thereof) with the behind-the-scenes wrangling that goes on in newspaper offices, the story is affable and entertaining. Full Review
October 6, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
An overwrought, hysterical drama about the newspaper business that doesn't begin to compare to Hollywood's classics of the genre (The Front Page). The film has an absurdly frantic pace but it's so rom... Full Review
September 28, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
One of Ron Howard's most underrated films.
March 23, 2005
Clint Morris, Moviehole
A great ensemble cast
July 28, 2003
Jon Niccum, Lawrence Journal-World
Not a bad view of the inner-workings at a daily
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