Neon has shared a new poster and trailer for writer-director James Gray’s crime thriller Paper Tiger, which premiered in competition at the Cannes International Film Festival back in May.
Set in 1980s New York, the film centres on siblings Irwin and Gary as they try to navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Russian mafia after making a lucrative business deal which seemed too good to be true, which tests their bond and puts their family at risk.
The cast includes Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller, Gavin Goudey, Roman Engel, Cindy Katz, Yavor Vesselinov, and Victor Ptak. Watch the trailer below…
In James Gray’s Deeply felt and intense crime thriller, set in 1986 New York, a naive engineer, Irwin (Miles Teller) accepts a seemingly lucrative business proposition from his brother, Gary (Adam Driver), a former cop. But when Irwin witnesses something he wasn’t meant to see at the Gowanus Canal, the brothers find themselves pulled into a dangerous confrontation with the newly emerging Russian mafia. As the threat of violence escalates, Irwin’s wife Hester (Scarlett Johansson) sounds the alarm, Irwin desperately tries to protect his family, and Gary is forced to make an impossible choice to save those he loves.
Paper Tiger arrives in cinemas on November 13th.
Originally published September 23, 2026. Updated September 22, 2026.
