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title: "Paper Tiger"
year: 2026
kind: "film"
canonical: "https://film.one/film/paper-tiger"
fi1m_id: "paper-tiger"
imdb_id: "tt34385689"
tmdb_id: 1381273
wikidata_id: "Q134708172"
critics_reviews: 0
updated: "2026-11-07T04:16:23.619697+00:00"
region: "US"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Paper Tiger (2026)

Directed by James Gray · 1h 55m · MPA R · Crime, Drama, Thriller

## Identity

Paper Tiger

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/film/paper-tiger
- **Type:** Film
- **Fi1m ID:** paper-tiger
- **IMDb ID:** tt34385689
- **TMDB ID:** 1381273
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134708172
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34385689/, https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1381273, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134708172

> **Coming soon.** Opens in the US on 20 November 2026. Our review follows once the critics have had their say, usually within two days of release. The facts below are the distributor's and TMDB's.

## Synopsis

Two brothers become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Russian mafia, family bonds begin to fray with life-altering consequences.

## Details

- **Director:** James Gray
- **Director:** James Gray
- **Writer:** James Gray
- **Cinematography:** Joaquín Baca-Asay
- **Editor:** Scott Morris
- **Music:** Christopher Spelman
- **Production design:** Happy Massee
- **Costume design:** Amy Roth
- **Producer:** Rodrigo Teixeira, Anthony Katagas, Raffaella Leone
- **Cast:** Miles Teller as Irwin Pearl; Adam Driver as Gary Pearl; Scarlett Johansson as Hester Pearl; Gavin Goudey as Scott Pearl; Roman Engel as Benjamin Pearl; Cindy Katz as Iris Belfer; Yavor Vesselinov as Alexei Yunov; Victor Ptak as Semion Bogoyavich
- **Runtime:** 1h 55m
- **Certificate (MPA):** R
- **Release (the US):** 20 November 2026
- **Genres:** Crime, Drama, Thriller
- **Production:** RT Features, Leone Film Group, Keep Your Head Productions, Vixens
- **Budget:** $15 million
- **Trailer:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLwTyQOhBkw

## Where to watch in the US

Not streaming, renting or buying in the US at the last check.

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/film/paper-tiger