Newsies

Feb 16, 2017

2h 14m

★ 8.0

They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...

Overview

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.

Genres

Music

Comedy

Drama

History

Romance

Production Companies

Steam Motion & Sound

PJM Productions

Disney Theatrical Group

Newsies Trailers

Cast

Jack Kelly

Jeremy Jordan

Katherine

Kara Lindsay

Davey

Ben Fankhauser

Crutchie

Andrew Keenan-Bolger

Joseph Pulitzer

Steve Blanchard

Medda Larkin

Aisha de Haas

Les

Ethan Steiner

Spot Conlon

Tommy Bracco

Jojo

Joshua Burrage

Race

Ben Cook

Tommy Boy/Scab

Michael Dameski

Smalls

Julian DeGuzman

Shipwrecked on the coast of Illyria, Viola adopts a male disguise and enters the service of Duke Orsino, only to find herself part of a triangle of unrequited love. Meanwhile, in the household of the Countess Olivia, Sir Toby Belch and his unruly companions trick Olivia's strict and disapproving steward, Malvolio, into believing that she loves him.

6.0

On the Riviera

Apr 20, 1951

In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French military pilot.

7.4

Style Wars

Jan 23, 1984

Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant's PBS documentary tracks the rise and fall of subway graffiti in New York in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

7.2

Lust for Life

Sep 15, 1956

An intense and imaginative artist, revered Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh possesses undeniable talent, but he is plagued by mental problems and frustrations with failure. Supported by his brother, Theo, the tormented Van Gogh eventually leaves Holland for France, where he meets volatile fellow painter Paul Gauguin and struggles to find greater inspiration.

6.7

Buck Privates

Jan 31, 1941

Petty con artists Slicker Smith and Herbie Brown mistakenly join the Army evading the cops. The cop chasing them winds up as their drill instructor. A rich young man and his former working class chauffeur are not only in the same unit, they're vying for a pretty girl who seems attracted to both.

6.6

The Storm

Sep 17, 2009

A fictional story within the historical context of the disastrous flood that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953. When their farmhouse is destroyed by the flood, teenage mother Julia gets separated from her baby boy, whom she kept hidden in a box. She is saved from drowning by a young air force lieutenant, who agrees to go help looking for Julia's little son.

5.6

One Night in the Tropics

Nov 15, 1940

Jim "Lucky" Moore, an insurance salesman, comes up with a novel policy for his friend, Steve: a 'love insurance policy', that will pay out $1-million if Steve does not marry his fiancée, Cynthia. The upcoming marriage is jeopardized by Steve's ex-girlfriend, Mickey, and Cynthia's disapproving Aunt Kitty. The policy is underwritten by a nightclub owner, Roscoe, who sends two enforcers - Abbott and Costello - to ensure that the wedding occurs as planned.

5.9

The Ghost Train

May 5, 1941

Mismatched travellers are stranded overnight at a lonely rural railway station. They soon learn of local superstition about a phantom train which is said to travel these parts at dead of night, carrying ghosts from a long-ago train wreck in the area.

8.0

I Married My Mother

Oct 10, 2019

A man discovers what real love is through the eyes of his sick mother

5.5

Teenage Hitchhikers

Aug 30, 1974

Three girls go on the road and run into trouble with the people who give them rides.

6.7

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

Aug 12, 1988

Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.

7.1

The Fool Killer

Apr 28, 1965

After the Civil War, a southern boy, aged 12, runs away from his foster home, wanders the countryside, and meets various odd characters along the way, including Milo, a mysterious drifter who may or may not be the vengeful "Fool Killer" of folklore.

5.8

Sylvia

Oct 17, 2003

Story of the relationship between the poets Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath.

7.5

The Class

Mar 16, 2007

An average guy of an Estonian high-school decides to defend his bullied classmate. This starts a war between him and the informal leader of the class.

7.3

Hamlet

Dec 26, 2009

David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company's award-winning production of Shakespeare's great play. Director Gregory Doran's modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling, fast-moving and, in parts, very funny.

7.2

The Three Faces of Eve

Dec 19, 1957

A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.