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The Paperboy

The Paperboy

2012•1h 47m•5.5/10
ThrillerDramaMystery

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5.5/10(797)

A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

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Production

Lee Daniels Entertainment, Nu Image, Millennium Media

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Zac Efron

Zac Efron

Jack Jansen

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Ward Jansen

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Charlotte Bless

David Oyelowo

David Oyelowo

Yardley Acheman

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Anita / Narrator

John Cusack

John Cusack

Hillary Van Wetter

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

W.W. Jansen

Ned Bellamy

Ned Bellamy

Tyree van Wetter

Nealla Gordon

Nealla Gordon

Ellen Guthrie

Edrick Browne

Edrick Browne

Hustler #1

Kevin Waterman

Kevin Waterman

Victim

Danny Hanemann

Sheriff Thurmond Call

Peter Murnik

Peter Murnik

Death Row Guard

John P. Fertitta

Sam Ellison

Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

Weldon Pine

Ava Bogle

Ava Bogle

Renee / Nail Biter

Adam Sibley

Eugene

J.D. Evermore

J.D. Evermore

Gate Guard

Phyllis Montana LeBlanc

Bartender

Nicole Barré

Nicole Barré

Charlotte Girlfriend #2

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