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Paper Man

2009 · 110 min

A gentle, quirky comedy-drama about lonely people connecting, with moments of sadness and whimsy.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
A little imagination goes a long way
Overview
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.

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Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Written by
Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Starring
Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Lisa Kudrow, Kieran Culkin, Hunter Parrish, Arabella Field, Chris Parnell
Music
Mark McAdam
Cinematography
Eigil Bryld
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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