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The Paper

1994

Ron Howard

Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Glenn Close, Robert Duvall ...

5.9

2,245

Comedy. Drama An all-star cast featuring Michael Keaton as an aspiring writer who finds himself in the middle of a possible Pulitzer Prize-winning story only to be continually distracted by a brutal, demanding editor, and his pregnant wife. Academy Award winner Robert Duvall also stars in this exciting, true-to-life story of the perils of newspaper life in a big city.

	Media	Author	Review
		Joe Brown The Washington Post	"It's an exhausting and exhilarating movie about the birth of 'the daily miracle.' Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang"
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"It's very perceptive about the relationships among its characters (...) And Howard has cast the movie with splendid veteran actors, who are able to convey all the little quirks and idiosyncrasies of real people."
		Jay Carr Boston Globe	"I know it's not "Citizen Kane," but it pushes my buttons"
		Ian Nathan Empire	"Old-fashioned comedy with superb performances and insightful glimpses into the world of newspaper journalism"
		Louis Black Austin Chronicle	"The chaos, the confusion, the ongoing struggle between personality and purpose, The Paper really gets the beat, gets how a paper comes together"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Affable and entertaining (...) the film's atmosphere contains enough strength of realism that more than one viewer may momentarily think of the goings-on at The Sun"

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