Rotten
The picture starts to fall in love with its subject -- head- over-heels in love, until the acid drains from the wit and there's nothing left but sentimental ooze.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
The Paper
A behind-the-lines look at work, marriage and other forms of combat.
1994 · 1h 52m · R
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Ron Howard
Overview
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.
Director and cast
- Ron Howard Director
- Michael Keaton as Henry Hackett
- Robert Duvall as Bernie White
- Glenn Close as Alicia Clark
- Marisa Tomei as Martha Hackett
- Randy Quaid as Michael McDougal
- Jason Alexander as Marion Sandusky
- Catherine O'Hara as Susan
- Jason Robards as Graham Keighley
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Lisa
- Jill Hennessy as Deanne White
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's all slick, fizzy fun. But the film's fighting spirit gets snatched.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
Watching The Paper got me in touch all over again with how good it feels to work at the top of your form, on a story you believe in, on deadline.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang.
Joe Brown, Washington Post
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