The Newton Boys (1998)
March 26, 1998
Crime, Action, Drama
2h 2m


History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.
The four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. One day, the eldest, Willis, realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become bank robbers. Soon, they gain notoriety and, five years later, execute the greatest train robbery in American history.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Richard Linklater
- Willis Newton Matthew McConaughey
- Joe Newton Skeet Ulrich
- Jess Newton Ethan Hawke
- Dock Newton Vincent D'Onofrio
- Brentwood Glasscock Dwight Yoakam
- Mia Newton Gail Cronauer
- Louise Brown Julianna Margulies
- Waiter Lew Temple
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Keywords
- robbery
- based on novel or book
- gangster
- bank robber
- based on true story
- nitroglycerin
- thief
- crime spree
- brother brother relationship
- blown safe