Paparazzi

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Paparazzi

PG-13

Released Sep 3, 2004

1h 24m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) is a rising movie star, and Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) is a paparazzo who will stop at nothing to get a provocative photograph of Bo or his wife (Robin Tunney). One night, Rex chases Bo and his family while they're driving and causes a car accident, leaving Bo's wife badly injured and his son (Blake Bryan) paralyzed. Unable to stop the paparazzi from stalking his family, Bo plots meticulous revenge against the men he blames for the accident.

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Critics Consensus

A crude, ludicrous exploitation movie with a questionable moral.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

The movie and its unpleasant brood just eat into your skull and make you wish that they would all simply go away.

Rated: 1.5/5

Sep 19, 2004

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

It doesn't take long for the film to devolve into a ludicrously far-fetched Celebrity Death Wish.

Rated: C+

Sep 9, 2004

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Ben Kenigsberg

Village Voice

An egregiously self-serving slice of celebrity worship.

Sep 7, 2004

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

The dialogue, storyline, and performance of Robin Tunney all combine to push this film up.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

There are so many preposterous moments that I couldn't help but appreciate the comedy of the moment. The problem is, I don't think the filmmakers intended Paparazzi to be a comedy.

Nov 16, 2019

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

They tried to make a joke, and they ended up with a bad and insulting joke. [Full Review in Spanish]

Jun 28, 2019

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donnie m

i LOVED seeing those bad guys-a.k.a. paparazzi get taken down

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/21/23

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Audience Member

Good film exposing fake news and what length they go to create a story

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/18

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Audience Member

What a wonderful opportunity wasted here!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/11/18

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Audience Member

It's a surprise that this was even released by Fox. There are straight to DVD titles that are better than this.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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Audience Member

Mad-Melin tuottama paparazzien kyykytysfantasia! Elokuvan paparazzit ovat niin yksiulotteisesti saastoja että ei voi kun nauraa. Levoton leffa! :D

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

I have been reading some critic reviews but the length some of these paparazzi's go to only motivates someone to make movies like these..

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) is a rising movie star, and Rex Harper (Tom Sizemore) is a paparazzo who will stop at nothing to get a provocative photograph of Bo or his wife (Robin Tunney). One night, Rex chases Bo and his family while they're driving and causes a car accident, leaving Bo's wife badly injured and his son (Blake Bryan) paralyzed. Unable to stop the paparazzi from stalking his family, Bo plots meticulous revenge against the men he blames for the accident.

Director: Paul Abascal
Producer: Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Stephen McEveety
Screenwriter: Forry Smith
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Icon Entertainment International
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Violent Sequences|Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 3, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.7M
Runtime: 1h 24m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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