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Mood:
- ContemplativeSentimentalSincere
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Plot:
- Criminal HeroesHeistCrimesGangGangstersSiblings RelationsAmericanaTough Heroes
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Genres:
- CrimeDramaWestern
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Time/Period:
- 1910s20s20th Century
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- USA
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Based on:
- Based on BookBased on True Story
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- SeriousRealistic
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- Violent Content
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The Newton Boys, 1998
English
USA
Profile of The Newton Boys
The mood of The Newton Boys is contemplative, sentimental, and sincere. The plot centers around a heist, criminal heroes, and crimes. It is a drama and western movie. In approach, The Newton Boys is serious and realistic. The setting is the USA. It happens in the 1910s and in the 1920s. The Newton Boys is originally a true story and based on a book. Note that it includes violent content.
Summary of The Newton Boys
Texas filmmaker Richard Linklater's lighthearted Western tells the true story of the Newton brothers, who are regarded as the most successful bank robbers in the history of the United States. The time is the early 1920s and the place is Texas. When Willis Newton (Matthew McConaughey) returns from a four-year stint in prison, he quickly falls into a life of bank robbing. Excited by the prospects of stealing even more money, he recruits his three brothers--the charming Jess (Ethan Hawke), the sensitive Joe (Skeet Ulrich), and the brutish Dock (Vincent D'Onofrio)--and ace safecracker Brentwood Glasscock (Dwight Yoakam) to help him ravage the country's banks, as long as no one gets hurt. Along the way, Willis meets and falls in love with Louise Brown (Julianna Margulies), a single mother living in Omaha. Eventually, greed gets the better of the gang and they set their sights on a federal train that is transporting three million dollars in cash and bonds. Unfortunately, the heist goes awry and the boys are threatened with jail time. Linklater's film is an affable and sweet affair, with a goodnatured tone that greatly mimics the Newton brothers themselves. Linklater alumni McConaughey and Hawke headline the all-star cast, while music by the Bad Livers keeps the atmosphere breezy throughout.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 14 March 1998 |
| Runtime: | 113 min |
Cast and Crew
as Willis Newton
as Joe Newton
as Jess Newton
as Dock Newton
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Critics Reviews
The Onion (A.V. Club)
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- by: Keith Phipps
The New York Times
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- by: Elvis Mitchell
