The Paperboy is a movie directed by Lee Daniels in 2012 and based on the book of the same name by Pete Dexter, first published in 1995. The movie features Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, and others.
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Storyline
Anita, the former maid of the Jansen family, recounts the events of the summer of 1969 when Ward Jansen, an idealistic reporter, came back to his hometown of Lately in Moat County, Florida, to investigate the events surrounding the 1965 murder of a violent and unscrupulous local sheriff, Thurmond Call.
Movie vs Book
Year
2012
Minutes
107
Movie Rate
5.80
Source: IMDb
Year
1995
Pages
336
Book Rate
7.20
S: Goodreads
Book
The Paperboy
Author: Pete Dexter
Country: USA
First published in: 1995
Length: 336 pages
Genre: Fiction
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