Book-to-screen adaptation
A coming-of-age mystery adaptation about friendship, idealization, road trips, and the difference between who people are and who we imagine them to be.
Adaptation Details
Book
Paper Towns
Screen Title
Paper Towns
Cast
Not added
Release Year
2015

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