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Paper Man

1971 · 75 min

A slow-creeping seventies TV chiller where early computer wizardry turns a careless prank into quiet dread and sudden death.

Directed by
Walter Grauman
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Mystery
Overview
A prank that starts with a group of college students creating a fictitious person so they can get a credit card develops into a plot that leaves three of them dead.
How it feels
Tense, eerie, dark and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Deception, technology, guilt, death
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Walter Grauman
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Mystery
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama, mystery, tv movie, thriller, horror
Directed by
Walter Grauman
Written by
James D. Buchanan, Ronald Austin
Starring
Dean Stockwell, Stefanie Powers, James Stacy, Tina Chen, Elliott Street, James Olson, Jason Wingreen, Dan Barton
Music
Duane Tatro
Cinematography
Jack Woolf
Runtime
75 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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