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Newsies

1992·2h 1m·PG
DramaMusicalFamilyHistory
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
24,340 votes
Metascore
46
Metacritic

A musical based on the New York City newsboy strike of 1899. When young newspaper sellers are exploited beyond reason by their bosses they set out to enact change and are met by the ruthlessness of big business.

Newsies is a 1992 drama musical movie directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Ann-Margret, Christian Bale, Robert Duvall. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 24,340 votes and runs 2h 1m.

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Director
Kenny Ortega
Stars
Ann-Margret
Christian Bale
Robert Duvall
Bill Pullman
Details
1992-04-10
121 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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