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MOVIE · 1994

The Paper

ComedyDrama112 min

At a New York City tabloid, one frantic day in the newsroom turns into a fight over whether to run a shaky front-page story about two teenagers accused of murder. The paper wants something explosive, but the metro editor is juggling collapsing deadlines, newsroom politics, and the chance to leave for a less chaotic job. As reporters chase facts and rumors through the city, the pressure rises from every side: a hard-driving boss, a skeptical editor, and a production clock that will not stop. Michael Keaton and Glenn Close sit inside a story about how a newspaper decides what it is willing to print when being first could mean being wrong.

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