{
  "id": 19671936,
  "title": "Paper Tiger Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/paper-tiger-review",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/paper-tiger-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paper Tiger, directed by James Gray, premiered in theaters on November 13. The movie brings back Gray's signature style from his previous films, Little Odessa, The Yards, and We Own the Night, with a slow-burning crime drama set in Queens, New York during 1986. The story revolves around two brothers, Irwin Pearl, portrayed by Miles Teller, and Gary Pearl, played by Adam Driver.\n\nIrwin is a family man, while Gary, a former cop, seeks to launch a consulting firm to help Russian immigrants clean up the polluted Gowanus Canal. The Russian immigrants are actually a mob front. When Irwin discovers this, his wife Hester, played by Scarlett Johansson, along with their two teenage sons, become the target. Irwin and his family are ordinary working-class people, unfamiliar with street-smart tactics. Gary, who has always been a moral compass despite his shady actions, is a complex character who struggles with his responsibilities towards his family.\n\nMiles Teller's portrayal of Irwin is a revelation, as he brings an ordinary man trying to muster courage in an unfamiliar situation where he is woefully out of his depth. Similarly, Adam Driver's nuanced performance as Gary, reminiscent of Gene Hackman or Robert Duvall, adds depth to the character. Scarlett Johansson's performance as Hester, a New York housewife with a big secret, adds authenticity and heartbreak to the film. The film's look, shot on 35mm film and designed by Joaquin Baca-Asay, Joaquin Baca-Asay, and Happy Massee, Amy Roth respectively, offers period authenticity with its graininess and imperfections. The home invasion sequence is particularly chilling due to the alien nature of the peril to the Pearl family's bland, ordinary world.",
  "summary": "Director James Gray returns to his crime drama roots with Paper Tiger, which features some of the strongest performances of Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson’s careers.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}