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Paper Man

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A frustrated novelist begins to depend less on his imaginary friend when he forms a unique bond with a Long Island teenager.
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Alissa Wilkinson Paste Magazine Apr 12, 2016
7.4/10
Clever, quirky, and surprisingly affecting, Paper Man is a good reminder of what it takes to finally grow up. Go to Full Review
Perri Nemiroff CinemaBlend Aug 14, 2010
3.5/5
Primarily charming and peculiarly funny, but dribbles on during the final portion of the film. Go to Full Review
Ian Buckwalter NPR Jul 18, 2010
6.4/10
Aided by subtly wounded performances by Daniels and Stone, and a surprisingly affecting comic turn from Reynolds, Paper Man makes up for many of its shortcomings with an abundance of heart. Go to Full Review
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Nicole L @RT55915047 Sep 4, 2026 Youtube suggested this free video to me. Honestly I saw Ryan Reynolds in a super hero outfit and expected a romantic comedy; but what I got was a movie about a man who lies to his wife. The main character gets lonely and sad so he lies to his wife, follows around a young girl, invites her to his house under suspicous circumstances, gives 15 year olds that he has no connections with alcohol after also inviting them to his home, and constantly asks his wife if the are separating because of his insecurities as he lies to his wife about writing his book. I was so confused how there were so many star actors/actresses for such an uncomfortable and cringe movie. See more Bill R @RT62890986 Aug 31, 2026 Everybody is each other's imaginary friend -- even the real ones -- until Richard and Claire finally find the imperiled thread between each other, and carefully pull. Abby is on a thread too -- that is more like a tether. Until she lets it snap. A film that sneaks up terrifyingly close to the fire, which somehow brings grace. I love the music and sound design, and the performances are first class. See more Sawako K @RT70615796 Jun 23, 2026 This movie was gross and the description is even worse. They keep wording like he was searching for that young girls friendship. No. He was 100 percent grooming her. It was gross and I hated his character. He was not likable. This was Ike pulling teeth. I kept hoping he would get exposed or at least come to the realization he was a groomer and that girl would leave. But no. She kisses him? I can't with this movie and they should search the people who wrote this of their computer for inappropriate things. See more GG G @GloriaGG May 30, 2026 Twists and turns from laugh out loud funny, to deep despair. Silly and deeply serious in turn, just like life. See more charles R @RT59434138 May 28, 2026 This movie is beautiful. The actors are amazing. It is deeply human. About messed up but beautiful people. It probably has a low rating because people have been taught that someone needs to be shot someone needs to be the hero trope there has to be sexual tension romance they need the tropes. This movie touched me right and the actors wow all of them See more Martin B @RT44235356 Feb 15, 2026 My view one of Kudrow's best performances. She played the part of the rock solid spouse to Daniels sniveling, whiny husband character. Not a sympathetic character but necessary for contrast to Daniel character. As for the rest it had some good parts but mostly it was about confused and aimless people bumping up against each other only connecting out of exhaustion. Aside from Kudrow's stand out performance the next best part was Emma Stone's eyes. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A frustrated novelist begins to depend less on his imaginary friend when he forms a unique bond with a Long Island teenager.
Director
Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Producer
Guymon Casady, Richard N. Gladstein, Ara Katz, Art Spigel
Screenwriter
Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Distributor
Vitagraph Films
Production Co
Artfire
Rating
R (Language|A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 23, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 18, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4K
Runtime
1h 50m
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