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The Paper Tigers

2020 · 108 min

A warm, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt ride about friendship, aging, and getting back up.

Directed by: Quoc Bao Tran
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins

Overview: Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

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Directed by: Quoc Bao Tran
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
redemption
aging
family
grief
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	7
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: action, comedy
Directed by: Quoc Bao Tran
Written by: Quoc Bao Tran
Starring: Alain Uy, Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Jae Suh Park, Matthew Page, Joziah Lagonoy, Ken Quitugua, Yoshi Sudarso
Music: Daniel L.K. Caldwell
Cinematography: Shaun Mayor
Runtime: 108 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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