Paperman

Destiny is the bridge you build, to the one you love.

2012 • 7 min • Animation · Family · Romance · Comedy · Fantasy

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Synopsis

An urban office worker finds that paper airplanes are instrumental in meeting a girl in ways he never expected.

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Best from age 3

Movie Knight Score

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100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
80 Audience · 1818 · 49%

A lonely office worker uses paper airplanes to reconnect with a girl he met briefly, leading to an unexpected romance across the city.

Violence & peril: 0/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Brief moments of a character looking sad

What it models well

Persistence pays off
Unexpected connections
Hope and destiny

Talk about it after

How fate can bring people together
The magic of simple gestures
Being open to new experiences

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Top billed cast

Director: John Kahrs • Crew: Clio Chiang, Kendelle Hoyer

Trailers & clips

Walt Disney Short Film: Paperman

WDAS Technology Projects: Computer Assisted Animation of Line and Paint in Disney's Paperman

Paperman Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Did anyone else think the girl in this animation was the spitting image of "Lady" from "Lady in the Tramp" (1955)? Maybe it was just me? Anyway, this is quite an engaging tale about a young man who has espied a lady on his morning subway journey and then serendipity takes an helping hand and he spots her again through the open window of a nearby office building.…
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