Paper Tiger

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Paper Tiger

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Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.

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James Gray

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Scarlett Johansson

Linda Pearl

Miles Teller

Irwin Pearl

Adam Driver

Gary Pearl

Michael Alix

Frank de Costa

Rosslyn Luke

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Zachary Barnes

Wall Street Journal

17 hrs ago

Pointedly reminiscent at times of movies by such masters as Alfred Hitchcock and Michael Mann, the film is a classically crafted, period-evocative drama of often claustrophobic emotional tension.

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Kristy Puchko

Mashable

Sep 28, 2026

Paper Tiger is a uniquely thrilling and purposefully infuriating family drama.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

Sep 26, 2026

Pulsates with heart, rancor, and terror—thanks, in no small part, to standout performances from its illustrious leads Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

31 min ago

B+

Johansson and Driver doing another movie together may be the marquee event, but Paper Tiger may ultimately be remembered as the first movie in whatever Teller’s next phase turns out to be.

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Sean Burns

Spliced Personality (Substack)

3 days ago

This is the movie James Gray has been trying to make.

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Oct 3, 2026

B+

The film is unflinching in its austerity, yet the most compassionate of Gray’s films to date. You can feel the strong familial love and the solid sibling bond—until a choice must be made between the two.

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Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.

Director: James Gray
Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: James Gray
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: RT Features, LB Entertainment, AK Production
Rating: R (Language and Some Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 55m

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