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Paper Moon

1973·1h 42m·PG
DramaCrimeComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 8.1/10
57,614 votes
Metascore
77
Metacritic

During the Great Depression, a con man finds himself saddled with a young girl who may or may not be his daughter, and the two forge an unlikely partnership.

Paper Moon is a 1973 drama crime movie directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Madeline Kahn, Tatum O'Neal, John Hillerman. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.1/10 from 57,614 votes and runs 1h 42m.

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Director
Peter Bogdanovich
Stars
Madeline Kahn
Tatum O'Neal
John Hillerman
Ryan O'Neal
Details
1973-05-09
102 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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