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Paper Man

  • 2009
  • R
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
21K
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Jeff Daniels and Ryan Reynolds in Paper Man (2009)
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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A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.A washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.

  • Directors
    • Kieran Mulroney
    • Michele Mulroney
  • Writers
    • Michele Mulroney
    • Kieran Mulroney
  • Stars
    • Jeff Daniels
    • Emma Stone
    • Ryan Reynolds
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    21K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Kieran Mulroney
      • Michele Mulroney
    • Writers
      • Michele Mulroney
      • Kieran Mulroney
    • Stars
      • Jeff Daniels
      • Emma Stone
      • Ryan Reynolds
    • 86User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast16

    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • Richard Dunn
    Emma Stone
    Emma Stone
    • Abby
    Ryan Reynolds
    Ryan Reynolds
    • Captain Excellent
    Lisa Kudrow
    Lisa Kudrow
    • Claire Dunn
    Kieran Culkin
    Kieran Culkin
    • Christopher
    Hunter Parrish
    Hunter Parrish
    • Bryce
    Eric Gilliland
    • UPS Guy
    Louis Rosario
    • Bryce's Posse
    Conrad Wolfe
    • Bryce's Posse
    Arabella Field
    Arabella Field
    • Lucy
    Chris Parnell
    Chris Parnell
    • Peter
    Brian T. Finney
    Brian T. Finney
    • Mike
    Brian Patrick Russell
    Brian Patrick Russell
    • Dave
    • (as Brian Russell)
    Jill Shackner
    • Sophomore Girl
    Violet O'Neill
    • Makeout Girl
    Michael Heintzman
    • Park Ranger
    • Directors
      • Kieran Mulroney
      • Michele Mulroney
    • Writers
      • Michele Mulroney
      • Kieran Mulroney
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Second film that Emma Stone and Lisa Kudrow appear in together; the other is Easy A (2010).
    • Goofs
      Right after Richard thanks the park ranger and goes on riding his bicycle, the camera operator's shadow is seen, cast on Richard's waist.
    • Quotes
      • [Abby is reading Richard's last letter]
      • Richard Dunn: Richard regarded his solitude as something sacred as a well earned badge of honor, a cloak to be worn to ward off life. As his safety. Solitude is who he was. This caused those in his life to view him with a barely veiled contempt. Richard was certain that he was not liked, which is hard on a man. *Maybe* it was because he gave nothing that he received nothing in return. In any case, his situation had become intolerable. The closest things he had to friends were either imaginary or extinct. And Richard had reached a point in his life where this was no longer enough. And then he met a girl... And she was warm. And she was sad. And she was maybe lonely in a way that reminded him of himself. She'd lost things that a girl should never have lost. And she knew things. And she taught him. And Richard thought: "Maybe this is what friendship feels like. Maybe." It was just a glimpse, they'd barely begun, really. But in those long, few winter days, she'd given him so much. Enough so that Richard could go on. And what had he given her? Just a few words on a page. Not much, perhaps. But for Abby, he hoped it was enough.
    • Crazy credits
      Captain Excellent makes a final appearance as the end credits begin.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Kick-Ass/Death at a Funeral/The Joneses (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Bluebird of Happiness
      Written by Neil Halstead & Ian McCutcheon
      Performed by Mojave 3
      Courtesy of 4AD LTD.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 18, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Siêu Nhân Giấy
    • Filming locations
      • Medford, Long Island, New York, USA(Opening scene with drive on the Long Island Expressway)
    • Production companies
      • Artfire Films
      • Entertainment 360
      • FilmColony
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $13,514
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $8,613
      • Apr 25, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $13,514
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 50m(110 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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