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The Newton Boys( 1998)

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History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Matthew McConaughey

      Willis Newton

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      Skeet Ulrich

      Joe Newton

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      Ethan Hawke

      Jess Newton

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      Vincent D'Onofrio

      Dock Newton

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      Dwight Yoakam

      Brentwood Glasscock

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      Gail Cronauer

      Mia Newton

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      Julianna Margulies

      Louise Brown

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      Jena Karam

      Orphan Singer

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      Casey McAuliffe

      Orphan Singer

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      Regina Mae Matthews

      Orphan Fiddler

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      Lew Temple

      Waiter

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      Charles Gunning

      Slim

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      Glynn Williams

      Farmer Williams

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      Charles 'Chip' Bray

      Bank Teller

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      Chloe Webb

      Avis Glasscock

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      Gary Moody

      Crooked Banker

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      Robert Iannaccone

      Tailor

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      Jennifer Miriam

      Catherine

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      Anne Stedman

      Madeline

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      Marjorie Carroll

      Old Woman

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      Katie Gratson

      Young Hotel Clerk

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      Angie Chase

      Kat

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      Lynn Mathis

      Arthur Adams

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      Becket Gremmels

      Lewis

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      Ken Farmer

      Frank Hamer

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      Scott Roland

      Bank Messenger

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      Rooster McConaughey

      Tool Pusher

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      Ed Dollison

      Night Guard

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      Boots Southerland

      Wagon Driver

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      Bo Hopkins

      K.P. Aldrich

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      Tommy Townsend

      Omaha Detective

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      Mary Love

      Hotel Maid

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      Zeke Mills

      Old Usher

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      Abra Moore

      Argosy Ballroom Singer

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      Lori Heuring

      Flapper

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      Joe Stevens

      Bank Association President

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      Eddie Matthews

      Bank Messenger

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      Jeff Schwan

      Bank Messenger

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      Bo Franks

      Barker

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      Ali Nazary

      Thug

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      Ron De Roxtra

      Murray

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      David Jensen

      William Fahy

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      Brad Arrington

      Hobo

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      Richard Andrew Jones

      Engineer

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      Randy Stripling

      Fireman

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      Harold Suggs

      Old Brakeman

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      Chamblee Ferguson

      Head Postal Clerk

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      F.W. Post

      Postal Turkey

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      Grant James

      Gangland Doctor

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      Mark Fickert

      Chicago Sergeant

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      Kerry Tartack

      Chicago Detective

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      Luke Askew

      Chief Schoemaker

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      Blue McDonnell

      Nurse

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      Eduardo Cavazos Garza

      Mexican Cab Driver

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      Danny Kamin

      District Attorney

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      Ross Sears

      Judge

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      Johnny Carson

      Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

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      Rebecca Davis

      Dancer (uncredited)

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      K. Todd Lytle

      Toronto Bank Clerk (uncredited)

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      Hallie Martin

      Party Girl (uncredited)

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      Scarlett McAlister

      Party Girl (uncredited)

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      Christopher Meister

      Courthouse Reporter (uncredited)

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      King Orba

      Railroad Hobo (uncredited)

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      Gavin Perry

      Party Guest (uncredited)

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      Steven Phillips

      Man in Movie Theater (uncredited)

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      Vincent James Prendergast

      Kid in Movie Theater (uncredited)

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      Bobby Shue

      Theater Attendant (uncredited)

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      Jenny Tesler

      Secretary (uncredited)

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      Amber Lea Voiles

      Joe Newton's Date (uncredited)

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      Tara Wood

      Cigarette Girl (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 02 2022
    Richard Linklater has tried hard with his cast here, but somehow this tale of the real life Newton gang whose criminal career culminated in one of America's most infamous train robberies just doesn't catch fire - at all. Matthew McConaughey (Willis) leads his brothers Jess (Ethan Hawke), Joe (Sweet Ulrich) and the scene stealing Vincent D'Onofrio (Dock) as the young men conclude - with the complicity of their mother (Gail Cronauer) that they don't need to live in rural penury for ever, and that with some meticulous planning they can accrue a considerable fortune without harming anyone but by ro...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    27000000.00

    Revenue

    76000000.00

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • based on novel or book
    • gangster
    • bank robber
    • based on true story
    • nitroglycerin
    • thief
    • crime spree
    • brother brother relationship
    • blown safe