17-year old Jesse lives in the shadow of his older brother Victor's failure to become surfing's Next Big Thing. Even when he's in his natural habitat of magnificent surf breaks, his blue-collar future is brought home by the coal barges that constantly line his horizon. Jesse has the natural skills to surf his way out of this reality and onto the international circuit but can he overcome his equally natural ability to sabotage himself? A momentous weekend away with his mates that includes first love and tragedy leads him to discover what's really important, and also to the performance of a lifetime.
Newcastle has generally received mixed reviews.
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By Don Willmott (148) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 11 Jun 2009
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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for The Age (Australia) (918) on 14 Nov 2008
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By Colin Fraser (47) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 07 Nov 2008
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Newcastle was released in 2008 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 33 reviews, giving Newcastle (2008) an average rating of 53%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Newcastle than critics were.
With a score of 53%, Newcastle is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2008, which stands at 56%.
Other movies from 2008 with similar scores include films like Good, Martyrs and You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
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