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Newsies
“They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...”
8.0 / 10• 2017• 2h 14m•PG• English
MusicComedyDramaHistoryRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Jeremy Jordan
Jack Kelly
Lead
Kara Lindsay
Katherine
Ben Fankhauser
Davey
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Crutchie
Steve Blanchard
Joseph Pulitzer
Aisha de Haas
Medda Larkin
Ethan Steiner
Les
Tommy Bracco
Spot Conlon
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brett Sullivan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Newsies is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
