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Mar 27, 1998 · Claude Stanush. Clark Lee Walker. The Newton boys were the most successful bank robbers in American history, up until the savings and loan bandits of the 1980s. Operating in the Roaring '20s, they hit as many as 200 banks and then pulled off the nation's biggest train robbery, a mail train heist in northern Illinois.
The Newton Boys uses a sharp cast and absorbing period detail to help make up for the frustrations of a story puzzlingly short on dramatic tension. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Rated:...
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- Richard Linklater
- PG-13
- Matthew Mcconaughey
The Newton Boys Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault. Better than its ads would lead you to believe, but it’s a vague and...
The film received mixed reviews from critics, with a 65% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews. The site's consensus states: " The Newton Boys uses a sharp cast and absorbing period detail to help make up for the frustrations of a story puzzlingly short on dramatic tension."
- $27 million
- March 27, 1998
- Anne Walker-McBay
- Edward D. Barnes
Nov 13, 2014 · Reel history Matthew McConaughey. This article is more than 9 years old. The Newton Boys: ruthless bandits, not lovable folk heroes. These four bank-robbing Texan brothers did drive flash cars...
Mar 27, 1998 · The Newton Boys: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Gail Cronauer. The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
48 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 6/10. Fine gangster film with a cowboy tint. Vartiainen 24 July 2015. The Newton Boys tells the story of Willis, Joe, Jess and Dock Newton, four brothers who become some of the most notorious bank and train robbers the history of America has ever seen.
