Paper Man (2009 film)
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| Directed by | Kieran Mulroney Michele Mulroney  | 
| Written by | Kieran Mulroney Michele Mulroney  | 
| Produced by | Richard N. Gladstein Guymon Casady  | 
| Starring | Jeff Daniels Ryan Reynolds Emma Stone Kieran Culkin Hunter Parrish Lisa Kudrow  | 
| Cinematography | Eigil Bryld | 
| Edited by | Sam Seig | 
| Music by | Mark McAdam | 
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| Distributed by | MPI Media Group | 
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Running time  | 110 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Box office | $13,514 | 
Paper Man (also known as Unlikely Hero) is a 2009 American independent comedy drama film written and directed by Kieran and Michele Mulroney. The film stars Jeff Daniels as a struggling writer who relies on a childhood imaginary friend to help him with life decisions, Emma Stone as a 17-year-old high school student who befriends him, and Ryan Reynolds as the imaginary Captain Excellent. The film was developed at the Sundance Filmmakers’ Labs.