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Paddleton

Paddleton

A comedy of dramatic proportions.

20197.01h 29m

Overview

An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Directed by Alexandre Lehmann
Written by Alexandre Lehmann, Mark Duplass
Produced by Alana Carithers, Sean Bradley, Mel Eslyn
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Top Cast

Mark Duplass

Mark Duplass

Michael

Ray Romano

Ray Romano

Andy

Christine Woods

Christine Woods

Doctor Hagen

Jen Sung

Jen Sung

Master Liu

Stephen Oyoung

Stephen Oyoung

Chien

Bjorn Johnson

Bjorn Johnson

Master Liu (voice)

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Harry Dej

Copy Shop Customer

Sierra Fisk

Sierra Fisk

Olive

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Alana Carithers

Dr. Laurey (voice)

Lu Junchang

Lu Junchang

Ku Woo Tai

Themes & Keywords

male friendshipcancerneighbor

About Paddleton

Paddleton is a comedy, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of male friendship, cancer, neighbor. Directed by Alexandre Lehmann, it stars Mark Duplass, Ray Romano, Christine Woods. An unlikely friendship between two neighbors becomes an unexpectedly emotional journey when the younger man is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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