Paper Moon
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79% Critic Match

Paper Moon

As P.T. Barnum put it, "There's a sucker born every minute."

7.9 / 10 1973 1h 42mPG English
ComedyCrimeDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Tatum O'Neal

Tatum O'Neal

Addie Loggins

Lead
Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal

Moses Pray

Madeline Kahn

Madeline Kahn

Trixie Delight

John Hillerman

John Hillerman

Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

Jessie Lee Fulton

Jessie Lee Fulton

Miss Ollie

Noble Willingham

Noble Willingham

Mr. Robertson

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Leroy

P.J. Johnson

P.J. Johnson

Imogene

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Peter Bogdanovich's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Paper Moon is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker