Glenn Close, Jason Alexander, Jason Robards
Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial str...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 1, 1998
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Flixster Reviews (206)
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December 20, 2007Lots of big name stars... some not even listed here such as Jason Alexander from Seinfeld. Even with all this brilliant acting power in one movie, they could not salvage the lame writing and stupid plot.
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November 24, 2009really really funny drama that captures the essence of a newsroom perfectly. The only main critisism is that the maguffin of the kids on the murder charge is not utilised enough and come the end of the film is next to forgotten about ( a scene of them being freed wouldnt have gon...( read more)
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November 18, 2009Very good story about the sentencing of two kids from the ghetto and the controversy that accures in highly competitive newspaper editor's offices. Sounds boring when I say it like that but add consistant (early 90's) Keaton comedy and you've got a pretty good filc.
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September 16, 2009Overrated and shallow, random acting and script, stupid overall.
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January 11, 2009A nice, often claustrophobic newspaper comedy drama. The drama, which is more present here, is well played out with some realistic scenes. The comedy comes in the form of hilarious lines (mostly spoken by Duvall's grumpy character) and situations.
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January 6, 2009Sometimes it lets its wackiness run a little bit too free, but there's a lot of great stuff to love here.
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December 10, 2008a very intriguing look into the ethics of a large newspaper. Great cast.
Critic Reviews
June 6, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Watching The Paper got me in touch all over again with how good it feels to work at the top of your form, on a story you believe in, on deadline. full review
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