Where to watch The Paperboy in the United States
The Paperboy (2012) is streaming on Amazon Prime. Also available on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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You can watch The Paperboy (2012) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Sweat-soaked humidity and Southern Gothic tension saturate every frame of this sun-bleached fever dream. A relentless pursuit of truth collides with local madness as a reporter digs into a dark, small-town secret.
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Director
Lee Daniels
Cast
Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Edrick Browne
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The Paperboy
You can watch The Paperboy (2012) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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5.5/10
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45%
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Director
Lee Daniels
Cast
Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Edrick Browne
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