Paper Tiger

UK 15 Certificate
In cinemas
January 1, 2027
Director
Runtime
1 Hour 55 Minutes
Language
English
From Picturehouse Entertainment
strong language, violence, threat

In James Gray’s deeply felt and intense crime thriller, set in 1986 New York, a naïve engineer, Irwin accepts a seemingly lucrative business proposition from his brother, Gary, a former cop. But when Irwin witnesses something he wasn’t meant to see at the Gowanus Canal, the brothers find themselves pulled into a dangerous confrontation with the newly emerging Russian mafia. As the threat of violence escalates, Irwin’s wife Hester sounds the alarm, Irwin desperately tries to protect his family, and Gary is forced to make an impossible choice to save those he loves.

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November 14, 2026

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