Top billed cast

1. 

   Christian Bale

   Jack 'Cowboy' Kelly

2. 

   Bill Pullman

   Bryan Denton

3. 

   Ann-Margret

   Medda Larkson

4. 

   Robert Duvall

   Joseph Pulitzer

5. 

   David Moscow

   David Jacobs

6. 

   Luke Edwards

   Les Jacobs

7. 

   Max Casella

   Racetrack Higgins

8. 

   Gabriel Damon

   Spot Conlon

9. 

   Marty Belafsky

   Crutchy

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written by r96sk on 2020-09-23

Enjoyed this.

I've noted before that musicals aren't my favourite (the more I watch, the more they grow on me to be honest), but I had a fun time viewing 'Newsies'. It manages to maintain the entertainment whilst keeping strong focus on both the music and storyline, a lot of the musicals that I've seen tend to focus on the tunes first and almost forget about the plot, this doesn't. I thoroughly liked seeing the premise unfold.

Talking of song and dance, I rate the musical numbers. I wouldn't say I'll remember or revisit any of the songs but that's not really important, the fact ...read the rest

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2. Dog Pound72%
3. tick, tick... BOOM!75%
4. What Maisie Knew71%
5. Ragtime70%
6. Boy Erased69%
7. House of Strangers69%
8. TÁR70%
9. A Complete Unknown70%
10. She Said71%
11. Shattered Glass69%
12. Grace Unplugged60%
13. Oliver Twist67%
14. Spotlight78%
15. The Social Network73%
16. A Perfect World75%
17. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas78%
18. To Kill a Mockingbird79%
19. The Best of Enemies74%
20. The Soloist66%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$15,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,819,485.00

Keywords

• new york city
• musical
• based on true story
• teenage girl
• teenage boy
• juvenile crime
• brawl
• boy singer
• name change
• slingshot
• juvenile detention center
• corrupt official
• turn of the century
• newspaper boy
• 19th century
• newsboy
• correctional institution
• 20th century