Newsies Newsies

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

Christian Bale Bill Pullman Ann-Margret Robert Duvall David Moscow Luke Edwards Max Casella Gabriel Damon Marty Belafsky Arvie Lowe Jr. Aaron Lohr Dee Caspary

Walt Disney Pictures Touchwood Pacific Partners 1

family drama music

121 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Brian Michaels

    Review by Brian Michaels ★★½

    Believe it or not, I'm actually a fan of modern movie musicals. But I had never seen this one, and only finally caved out of sheer curiosity to see Christian Bale sing and dance. Boy am I glad I did.

    Watching Bale was every bit as hilarious as I expected it to be. No wonder he's a bit embarrassed by this (in his defense, he signed on before it was changed to a musical, and was none too happy about it). Though he doesn't need to be. Even in something this silly, his acting talent really showed. The movie itself? Wasn't horrible, but probably isn't anything I'll ever watch again either. (and hey, I recognized at least 3 kids that went on to be on Hull High!)

  • zimmshow

    Review by zimmshow ★★½

    The President of the United States, young Tom Hanks and Batman sing and dance. Also, Robert Duvall needed to eat.

  • Juan Cháirez

    Review by Juan Cháirez ★★★½

    Antes de ser Batman, Christian Bale hizo este músical y, aunque no es ni de cerca el mejor actor, bailarín, ni cantante en la película, el papel le queda bien.
    La historia es conmovedora y los números musicales entran sin esfuerzo.
    Power to the Newsies.

  • Rachel

    Review by Rachel ★★★½

    I have loved this movie since I was a little kid.

  • Colin Creasy

    Review by Colin Creasy ★★★★

    Fantastic modern musical with a unique subject and excellent cast.

  • Grant Fitzgerald

    Review by Grant Fitzgerald ★★★★

    So it isn’t the best movie musical ever made, but I fell in love with it ago years ago.Newsieshas remained a cult classic for both children of the 90s and those musical lovers out there. It really isn’t the most spectacular film and was a box-office flop, but it’s music and choreography has always been a favorite. And finally after long last it has finally come to stage! Carry the Banner!

  • Brian Salisbury

    Review by Brian Salisbury ★★½

    Finally saw this after hearing Luke laud it loudly for ages. Silly, ill-conceived, and miles of fun despite itself. Remember, online journos...headlines don't sell papes (read: get hits), newsies sell papes.

  • Nate Dillon

    Review by Nate Dillon ★★★

    I forgot that Batman and young Tom Hanks were in this movie.

  • Nathan Lawrence

    Review by Nathan Lawrence ★★★ 1

    The music's really really good and even Kenny Ortega's direction and choreography have bright spots, but it's still a bad movie. Here's why:

    1. Just because someone has trouble walking doesn't mean he's stupid. Why portray Crutchie in such a derogatory fashion?
    2. Every dance looks like a big gang fight scene from West Side Story. All the boys do back flips and somersaults constantly. It's like nobody ever bothered to teach them to actually dance.
    3. Christian Bale has a great singing voice, but his voice was just changing while this movie was being filled, so it cracks all the time.
    4. Everyone has stereotypical New York accents that make it hard to understand a word of dialog, which…