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Newsies

2017 · 134 min

A rousing filmed stage musical full of big earnest anthems, scrappy underdog energy and buoyant dance numbers that sweep you along.

Directed by
Brett Sullivan
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
They delivered the papers, until they made the headlines...
Overview
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

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Directed by
Brett Sullivan
Genres
Music, Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • class
  • found family
  • friendship
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour5
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
music, comedy, drama, history, romance
Directed by
Brett Sullivan
Starring
Jeremy Jordan, Kara Lindsay, Ben Fankhauser, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Steve Blanchard, Aisha de Haas, Ethan Steiner, Tommy Bracco
Runtime
134 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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