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Quick Info

Rating

5.6/10

Release2012

Runtime1h 47m

StatusReleased

Budget$12,500,000

Revenue$1,353,868

Production

Lee Daniels Entertainment

Nu Image

Millennium Media

Movie

The Paperboy

2012

1h 47m

5.6

Thriller

Drama

Mystery

Synopsis

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

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