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Newsies

A thousand voices. A single dream. A sing-along reality.

6.7(312)19922h 1m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
$15M
Box office
$2.8M
Language
English
  • new york city
  • musical
  • based on true story
  • teenage girl
  • teenage boy
  • juvenile crime
  • brawl
  • boy singer
  • name change
  • slingshot
  • juvenile detention center
  • corrupt official

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Kenny Ortega

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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  • Disney Plus logoDisney Plus

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG10 Apr 1992
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1213 Aug 1992
  • IrelandIE

    • TheatricalPG14 Aug 1992
  • South KoreaKR

    • Physical1530 Mar 1993

Frequently asked questions

Newsies was released on 10 April 1992.

Audience reviews

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    r96sk

    9/23/2020

    8/10

    Enjoyed this. I've noted before that musicals aren't my favourite (the more I watch, the more they grow on me to be honest), but I had a fun time viewing <em>'Newsies'</em>. It manages to maintain the entertainment whilst keeping strong focus on both the music and storyline, a lot of the musicals that I've seen tend to focus on the tunes first and almost forget about the plot, this doesn't. I thoroughly liked seei…

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    GenerationofSwine

    1/17/2023

    10/10

    This was a financial flop for Disney that became a cult classic and finally turned a profit in video rentals. Let's look at this logically (especially since I was 12 when it came out and as a 12 year old I was about all things movie related), this wasn't a failure of the film, it was a failure of marketing. No one heard about it, no one knew about it, they failed in the marketing campaign, no real buzz was arou…

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