Click to read the article
Newsies (1992)
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work ![]()
Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 5
Rotten:10
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 1 min
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Synopsis: The 1899 New York newsboys' strike is the subject of this full-scale musical set against a stylized backdrop depicting turn-of-the-century New York City. In a series of rousing song and dance routines, choreographer/director Kenny... The 1899 New York newsboys' strike is the subject of this full-scale musical set against a stylized backdrop depicting turn-of-the-century New York City. In a series of rousing song and dance routines, choreographer/director Kenny Ortega chronicles the "newsies'" struggle with publishing mogul Joseph Pulitzer, their battering at the hands of strikebreakers, and their eventual triumph over the powerful newspaper establishment. [More]
Starring: Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, Michael Lerner, Kevin Tighe
Starring: Robert Duvall, Ann-Margret, Michael Lerner, Kevin Tighe, Bill Pullman, Charles Cioffi, Christian Bale, David Moscow, Luke Edwards, Max Casella, Jo Ann Harris, Ele Keats
Director: Kenny Ortega
Director: Kenny Ortega
Reviews for Newsies
If the crick in my neck is any indication, I watched Kenny Ortega's Newsies like a dog hears a new sound. Most probably, my eyebrow was also arched.
People need heroes and uplifting tales, I suppose, but why alter history to give them to the masses?
Latest News for Newsies
April 09, 2008:
Welcome to the RT News Ticker
We're adding off-site links to our news pages, so now you can see movie news headlines from all over the web. More...
November 05, 2007:
As Hollywood Strike Begins, Celebs Join Writers on Picket Lines
Writers, pitch those sign slogans! The Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has officially begun, and today's picketers came out with guns blazing.
More...
November 01, 2007:
To Strike, Or Not To Strike -- What's The Deal as Hollywood's Clock Runs Down?
To strike, or not to strike? That is the question that Hollywood's writers will be answering Thursday, and from the looks of Wednesday's talks breakdown, it looks likely. We've... More...
October 25, 2007:
How Many Movies Have You Seen In Your Entire Life?
Newsweek critic David Ansen has courageously revealed the more quietly kept secret of every cinephile: his lifelong, bordering-on-eccentric, meticulous obsession with movies.... More...
Related Forums for Newsies
by: Brecia 2/20/03
More DVDs
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| Iron Man | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | |
| Sex and the City - The… | |
| Leatherheads | |
| Made of Honor |
| Tomatometer Percentage | Movie |
|---|---|
| You Don't Mess with the Zohan | |
| The Happening | |
| Paranoid Park | |
| The Visitor | |
| Stuck |

Top Critic


