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The Newton Boys (1998)

Movie"History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers."
Audience Score
61
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PG-13 2 hr 2 minMar 26th, 1998Crime, Drama, Action
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.
StarringMatthew McConaugheySkeet UlrichEthan Hawke
DirectorRichard Linklater

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:March 26th, 1998
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 21st, 2002 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$27,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$76,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:John Sloss
Production Companies:Detour Filmproduction, 20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookbased on true storygangsterrobberythiefbrother brother relationshipbank robbercrime spreenitroglycerinblown safe