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The Paperboy

2012·107 min

The Paperboy

Directed by Lee Daniels

ThrillerDramaMystery

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

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Jack Jansen

Matthew McConaughey

Ward Jansen

Charlotte Bless

Yardley Acheman

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Roberto Schaefer

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Macy Gray

Anita / Narrator

Hillary Van Wetter

W.W. Jansen

Tyree van Wetter

Ellen Guthrie

Hustler #1

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Sheriff Thurmond Call

Death Row Guard

John P. Fertitta

Sam Ellison

Weldon Pine

Renee / Nail Biter

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The Paperboy (2012) is about a reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.

Who directed The Paperboy?

Lee Daniels directed The Paperboy (2012).

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