Paper Moon

1973 • 1h 42m •

Comedy Crime Drama

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.9/10

864 reviews

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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.

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

Top Billed Cast

Tatum O'Neal

Addie Loggins

Ryan O'Neal

Moses Pray

Madeline Kahn

Trixie Delight

John Hillerman

Deputy Hardin / Jess Hardin

Jessie Lee Fulton

Miss Ollie

Noble Willingham

Mr. Robertson

Randy Quaid

Leroy

P.J. Johnson

Imogene

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2016-01-27

Utterly delightful.

Father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O'Neal, under Peter Bogdanovich's superlative direction, produce one of the most affectingly warm and cunningly sly movies of the 1970s. Set in depression era America and beautifully photographed in pristine monochrome by Laszlo Kovacs, it's a period piece that refuses to get old, such is the deft imagery and sharpness of the screenplay.

Story essentially comes down to conman Moses Pray (R. O'Neal) hooking up with orphan Addie Loggins (T. O'Neal), who may or may not be his actual daughter. Addie proves to be a precocious live wire, n...

W Wuchak Verified TMDB Critic

2019-05-22

***Ryan O’Neal and his kid daughter Tatum in 1930’s Kansas***

In Depression-era Kansas, a conman who sells Bibles (Ryan O’Neal) is coerced into allowing a precocious 9 year-old (Tatum O’Neal) to ride with him as they travel to St. Joseph, Missouri, where her aunt lives. Madeline Kahn plays a carnival “dancer” with P.J. Johnson as her teen aide. John Hillerman appears in a double role as a bootlegger and police officer.

"Paper Moon" (1973) is a B&W drama with amusing moments. Imagine “The Highwaymen” (2019) and “Bonnie and Clyde” (1967), but with a lighter tone and muc...