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The Paperboy

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Movie Info
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Director -
Lee Daniels -
Producer -
Hilary Shor , Lee Daniels , Avi Lerner , Ed Cathell III , Cassian Elwes -
Screenwriter -
Peter Dexter , Lee Daniels -
Distributor -
Millennium Films -
Production Co -
Nu Image , E1 Entertainment , Lee Daniels Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Strong Sexual Content|Language|Violence) -
Genre -
Crime , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 5, 2012, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 22, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$628.2K -
Runtime -
1h 47m