# Paper Tiger trailer: Driver, Teller fight Russian mafia in 1986 2026-08-12T17:45:47+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet NEON has released the first trailer for Paper Tiger, James Gray's 1980s crime drama starring Adam Driver, Miles Teller, and Scarlett Johansson. Set in 1986 Queens, New York, the film follows brothers Gary (Driver), a former police officer, and Isaac (Teller), an engineer, who become entangled with the Russian mafia. Johansson plays Isaac's wife. Paper Tiger premiered at Cannes to a 10-minute standing ovation, per Deadline. It will open the New York Film Festival in September before a limited US release on November 13. Gray says the story is loosely based on his own family's encounter with the Russian mafia. ## Coverage - cinemaexpress.com Tags: Adam Driver, James Gray, Miles Teller, Paper Tiger, Russian mafia, Scarlett Johansson Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/paper-tiger-trailer-driver-teller-fight-russian-mafia-in-1986/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/paper-tiger-trailer-driver-teller-fight-russian-mafia-in-1986/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.