Paper Tiger

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Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.

James Gray

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Scarlett Johansson

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Miles Teller

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Adam Driver

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Michael Alix

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Jeff Adler

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Tomris Laffly

Elle

May 28

So old-school in its gritty tone, sure-handed camerawork, and timeless visuals that it might be a new American classic.

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

May 26

Paper Tiger roars out of the chute as one of James Gray’s best films... The finely tuned ensemble is matched by Gray’s lean, sinewy filmmaking.

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John Bleasdale

Sight & Sound

May 26

It humanizes and has empathy for its characters, regardless of their actions or their ultimate fate.

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Hector A. Gonzalez

InSession Film

B+

Through the mold of a mob picture, filled with bursts of violence and sheer tension, James Gray exposes the false reality of the American Dream— how unreachable it has become.

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Doug Jamieson

The Jam Report

Aug 11

2.5/5

A crime drama repeatedly smothered by overripe sentiment, clumsy melodrama, and an almost desperate insistence on its own emotional significance.

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Sucharita Tyagi

Sucharita Tyagi (YouTube)

Jun 18

Gray questions what it means to be "a man" and how claims of "I got this" from dudes with a God complex rarely end well, regardless of their moral and ethical leanings.

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Two brothers pursue the American Dream but get entangled in a dangerous Russian mafia scheme that terrorizes their family.

Director: James Gray
Producer: Rodrigo Teixeira
Screenwriter: James Gray
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: RT Features, LB Entertainment, AK Production
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 55m

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