The Paper Chase (1973)
"You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout."
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 83%
(RT: 83%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Lindsay Wagner as Susan Fields
James Naughton as Kevin Brooks
Craig Richard Nelson as Willis Bell
Robert Lydiard as O'Connor
Is The Paper Chase good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 124 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 83%.
Overview
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor. Wikipedia ↗
