‘Paper Tiger’ Trailer: Adam Driver And Miles Teller Are Brothers In Harm’s Way In James Gray’s NYC Drama

Neon on Monday released the trailer for Paper Tiger, the drama written and directed by James Gray that had its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The pic, starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, is gearing for a November 13 limited release date in the heart of awards season. First up, though, the New York-set movie is booked to open the New York Film Festival at the end of September. Paper Tiger, set in 1986 Queens, NY, centers on brothers Gary (Driver), an ex-cop, and Isaac (Teller), an engineer, who become entangled in a scheme (thanks to Gary) that ends up involving the Russian mafia. The plan threatens to upend their chances at the American Dream, fray bonds, and put their entire family at dangerous risk. Johansson plays Isaac’s wife, who has her own turmoil. Gray says the story is loosely based on his own family’s encounter with the Russian mafia in 1980s NYC. Watch on Deadline In his review, Deadline’s Pete Hammond, who saw the film in Cannes, called it “superbly crafted by Gray, who knows how to twist a crime-genre tale into something fresh and pulse-pounding. He also realizes having a stake in these very recognizable characters is key to all of it working as well as it does, and casting actors on the level of Driver, Johansson and Teller makes [it] soar.” The movie received a 10-minute standing ovation after its Cannes premiere. Neon had acquired it just ahead of the festival, which added the title as a late edition to its 2026 Competition lineup. Check out the trailer above and see first-look photos below. ‘Paper Tiger’ Adam Driver in ‘Paper Tiger’ Scarlett Johansson in ‘Paper Tiger’ Miles Teller in ‘Paper Tiger’ Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Paper Tiger’