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Paper Man

Paper Man

A little imagination goes a long way

20096.31h 50m

Overview

A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.

Directed by Kieran Mulroney
Written by Kieran Mulroney, Michele Mulroney
Produced by Ara Katz, Guymon Casady, Richard N. Gladstein
Box Office0Revenue: $14K

Top Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

Richard Dunn

Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Abby

Ryan Reynolds

Ryan Reynolds

Captain Excellent

Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Claire Dunn

Kieran Culkin

Kieran Culkin

Christopher

Hunter Parrish

Hunter Parrish

Bryce

Arabella Field

Arabella Field

Lucy

Chris Parnell

Chris Parnell

Peter

E

Eric Gilliland

UPS Guy

L

Louis Rosario

Bryce's Posse

Themes & Keywords

friendshipimaginary friendlong island, new yorkauthorwriter

About Paper Man

Paper Man is a comedy, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of friendship, imaginary friend, long island, new york, author, writer. Directed by Kieran Mulroney, it stars Jeff Daniels, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds. A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.

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