MOVIE · 1992

Newsies

DramaFamilyMusical121 min

In 1899 New York, a group of child newspaper sellers scrape by on the streets until publisher Joseph Pulitzer raises their costs and leaves them to absorb the hit. Christian Bale leads the young ensemble as the newsboys organize, turning a week of hustling, dodging trouble, and chasing bigger dreams into a citywide strike. Robert Duvall stands on the other side of the dispute as Pulitzer, backed by the kind of influence the boys don’t have. Built around songs, dance numbers, and crowded street-corner energy, the film frames a labor fight through the daily lives of kids trying to earn a living.