The Paper 1994

Critics score:
88 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Read more

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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: 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. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: A crowd pleaser, and, regardless of any viewer's experience (or lack thereof) with the behind-the-scenes wrangling that goes on in newspaper offices, the story is affable and entertaining. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: 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. Read more

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Joe Brown, Washington Post: Thanks to a caffeinated cast and hyperactive script, director Ron Howard delivers The Paper with a bang. Read more

Rita Kempley, Washington Post: Perfectly captures the hubbub of the nation's newsrooms. Read more