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Paper Tiger Starring Driver, Teller, Johansson Opens NYFF

8/11/2026

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Paper Tiger opens NY Film Festival on September 25 and releases on Neon November 13.
The film stars Adam Driver as Gary, Miles Teller as his brother, and Scarlett Johansson as their wife Hester, receiving an ovation at Cannes.
Director James Gray says the 1986 Queens story draws on his family’s 1980s encounter with Russian mafia, with Johansson wanting scenes with Driver and Teller relating to his character’s wish to teach kids ethics.

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Story summary

Paper Tiger opens NY Film Festival on September 25 and releases on Neon November 13.
The film stars Adam Driver as Gary, Miles Teller as his brother, and Scarlett Johansson as their wife Hester, receiving an ovation at Cannes.
Director James Gray says the 1986 Queens story draws on his family’s 1980s encounter with Russian mafia, with Johansson wanting scenes with Driver and Teller relating to his character’s wish to teach kids ethics.