Paper Towns
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 109 min · ★ 6.2 · 57% critics
A quiet high school senior gets pulled into a wild night of pranks and payback when an adventurous neighbor suddenly reappears. When she vanishes soon after, he and his friends follow a trail of cryptic hints that turns into a road-trip search, forcing him to question his assumptions about love, friendship, and who people really are.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-06-18
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Critic score
- 57/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (5,181 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a teen mystery-romance with a road-trip vibe, heartfelt friendship, and gentle humor, especially if you liked The Fault in Our Stars; Not for you if you need fast pacing and big emotional payoff.
Pros: relatable teen friendships; intriguing clue-driven mystery; sweet coming-of-age tone | Cons: uneven pacing; thin payoff for some; can feel bland
Themes
- high school
- florida
- friendship
- based on novel or book
- affectation
- classmate
- candid
- orlando florida
- philosophical
- based on young adult novel
- pathetic
- dramatic
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Nat Wolff
as Quentin
Cara Delevingne
as Margo
Austin Abrams
as Ben
Justice Smith
as Radar
Halston Sage
as Lacey
Jaz Sinclair
as Angela
Cara Buono
as Mrs. Jacobsen
- JC
Josiah Cerio
as Young Quentin
Hannah Riley
as Young Margo
Meg Crosbie
as Ruthie
Directed by Jake Schreier