Newsies

Newsies

2017 · 134 min · EN · PG · 8.0 (101 votes)
Dir. Brett Sullivan · Starring Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Steve Blanchard, Aisha de Haas

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

MusicComedyDramaHistoryRomance

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.

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A high-energy, song-and-dance spectacle of youthful rebellion. It feels like a vibrant, theatrical celebration of fighting for what's right, bursting with catchy tunes and infectious optimism.

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