7.0
“History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.”
The Newton Boys (1998)
March 26, 19982h 2mEN
6.1
197 votes
Overview
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
Director
Richard LinklaterWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$27.0M
Revenue
$10.5M
Production Companies
Detour Filmproduction20th Century Fox
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User Reviews
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6.0Richard Linklater has tried hard with his cast here, but somehow this tale of the real life Newton gang whose criminal career culminated in one of America's most infamous train robberies just doesn't catch fire - at all. Matthew McConaughey (Willis) leads his brothers Jess (Ethan Hawke), Joe (Sweet Ulrich) and the scene stealing Vincent D'Onofrio (Dock) as the young men conclude - with the complicity of their mother (Gail Cronauer) that they don't need to live in rural penury for ever, and that with some meticulous planning they can accrue a considerable fortune without harming anyone but by r…
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