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Summary It all begins in the steamy rural backwater of Moat County, Florida, where things have been done the same way for decades, yet change is bubbling beneath the surface. Boyish Jack Jansen, son of the local newspaper publisher, has just returned home after being kicked out of college, only to take the lowly job of paperboy. But that too c...

The Paperboy
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
45
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 58 User Ratings
5.6
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Summary It all begins in the steamy rural backwater of Moat County, Florida, where things have been done the same way for decades, yet change is bubbling beneath the surface. Boyish Jack Jansen, son of the local newspaper publisher, has just returned home after being kicked out of college, only to take the lowly job of paperboy. But that too c...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
45
34% Positive
13 Reviews
37% Mixed
14 Reviews
29% Negative
11 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 38 Critic Reviews
45
34% Positive
13 Reviews
37% Mixed
14 Reviews
29% Negative
11 Reviews

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 58 User Ratings
5.6
41% Positive
24 Ratings
38% Mixed
22 Ratings
21% Negative
12 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 58 User Ratings
5.6
41% Positive
24 Ratings
38% Mixed
22 Ratings
21% Negative
12 Ratings

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Production Company Millennium Films, Lee Daniels Entertainment
Release Date Oct 5, 2012
Duration 1 h 47 m
Rating R
Golden Globes, USA
1 Nomination
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2 Nominations
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination