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Paperman

Paperman

Animation · Family · Romance · 2012

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

Movie details

Paperman

“Destiny is the bridge you build, to the one you love.”

2012 Animation · Family · Romance 7m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

8.0 / 10

Community rating

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Paperman?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

John Kahrs

Written by

Clio Chiang · Kendelle Hoyer

John Kahrs

John Kahrs

George (voice)

Kari Wahlgren

Kari Wahlgren

Meg (voice)

J

Jeff Turley

Boss (voice) (uncredited)

J

Jack Goldenberg

Finster (voice) (uncredited)

Court is in session

Put Paperman on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.