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.
Newsies has generally received positive reviews.
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By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 19 May 2013
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By Candice Russell (77) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 19 May 2013
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By Barry Johnson (19) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 26 Apr 1995
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Newsies was released in 1992 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 537 reviews, giving Newsies (1992) an average rating of 67%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 55%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Newsies than critics were.
With a score of 67%, Newsies is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1992, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1992 with similar scores include films like Patriot Games, School Ties and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
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