
10 Best Movies Like The Paperboy
If you loved The Paperboy, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

True Crime
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.
Boozer, skirt chaser, careless father. You could create your own list of reporter Steve Everett's faults but there's no time. A San Quentin Death Row prisoner is slated to die at m...

Cool Hand Luke
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragli...

In the Electric Mist
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Thriller & Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie (Baby Feet) Balboni, who is co-producer of a ...

The Green Mile
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard...

Manhattan Night
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Thriller & Drama & Mystery. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated hus...

House by the River
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Paperboy for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the m...