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Comedy, Drama, Romance - 1973
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7.2
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A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Director:
,
James Bridges
Cast:
,
Graham Beckel
,
John Houseman
,
Timothy Bottoms
,
James Naughton
,
Edward Herrmann
,
Lindsay Wagner
,
Craig Richard Nelson
,
Regina Baff
,
Robert Lydiard
,
Lenny Baker

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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
16 Oct 1973
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Latin
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
A muddled and slick 'youth' film.
– ,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
James Bridges manages to do a fair job with the semihokey material.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Houseman is able to project subtleties of character even while appearing stiff and unrelenting; it's a performance of Academy Award quality, and resulted in an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
rotten:
By the end it has melted into a blob of cliches.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
fresh:
The Paper Chase has some great performances, literate screenwriting, sensitive direction and handsome production.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
24 Jul 2008
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