Richard Linklater has tried hard with his cast here, but somehow this tale of the real life Newto...
The Newton Boys
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers and execute the greatest train robbery in American history five years later.
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The Newton Boys
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 26, 1998
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Crime, Action, Drama
User Score
61%
Original Title
The Newton Boys
Production Companies
Detour Filmproduction, 20th Century Fox
Director
Richard Linklater
Budget
$27,000,000
Revenue
$76,000,000
Description
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the oldest of them, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous robbers and execute the greatest train robbery in American history five years later.