News of the World

PG-13

Released Dec 25, 2020

1 hr. 58 min.

Western

Adventure

Drama

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Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas. However, the long journey soon turns into a fight for survival as the traveling companions encounter danger at every turn -- both human and natural.

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Critics Consensus

News of the World takes a slow but absorbing ride down a comfortingly familiar Western trail, guided by Tom Hanks in peak paternal mode.

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Ken

New and exciting. Loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/19/22

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movie lover

love Tom Hanks and the young girl - a little slow but good story

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/17/21

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Charles

The movie was OK but parts of it dragged.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/21

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Bonnie

Very touching movie. A long journey with healing for two main characters.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/17/21

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Connie W

Great story, took my granddaughter to help show where we were and where we are now as a people, not what is being portrayed in the news these days. Very human story of love, loss, racism, and those who fought it. Gave her a greater appreciation for living in the 21st century.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/21

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Christina C

We really enjoyed the interaction between Johanna and the Captain - well played!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/21

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Paul Greengrass

Director

Tom Hanks

Captain Kidd

Helena Zengel

Johanna

Mare Winningham

Doris Boudlin

Michael Angelo Covino

Almay

Ray McKinnon

Simon Boudlin

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News of the World: Official Clip - Speaking Kiowa

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News of the World: Official Clip - Cliffside Shootout

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News of the World: Official Clip - Trapped in the Cave

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News of the World: Official Clip - Finding Johanna

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News of the World: Official Clip - Leaving Johanna

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News of the World: Official Clip - Inspiring the People

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News of the World: Official - Chased by Gunmen

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News of the World: Official Clip - You Belong With Me

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News of the World: Official Clip - Reading the News

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News of the World: Official Clip - Mr. Farley's Revenge

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News of the World: Behind the Scenes - On Location

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Linda Marric

The Jewish Chronicle

A beautifully crafted, no frills adventure which often feels like an homage to Westerns of yore.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 20, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

I found this a rewarding and entertaining drama, heavy with the weight of the past, yet buoyed up by the possibilities of the future.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 14, 2021

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Their journey packs in all the usual thrills of the genre - the shootouts and the ravenous jaws of nature - though Greengrass doesn't approach the material with the kineticism of Captain Phillips (also starring Hanks) or the Bourne films.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 12, 2021

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Christopher Connor

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

News Of The World doesn't do anything radically different than what we might come to expect from the Western but it is a well-directed, gorgeously shot film that gets the best out of its two stars at polar opposite stages in their careers.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 19, 2023

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Shows the ingredients of a country at birth, against the backdrop of a newspaper mural that reports sins that are still happening in the second decade of the twentieth century, and this gives the film a spectacular pertinency. [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 11, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

News of the World, while mildly entertaining, needed a bit more grit and less preaching.

Rated: 2.5/5

Sep 9, 2022

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Synopsis

Five years after the end of the Civil War, Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken by the Kiowa people. Forced to return to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the child across the harsh and unforgiving plains of Texas. However, the long journey soon turns into a fight for survival as the traveling companions encounter danger at every turn -- both human and natural.

Director: Paul Greengrass
Executive Producer: Steven Shareshian, Tore Schmidt
Screenwriter: Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Perfect World Pictures, Pretty Pictures, Playtone Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Disturbing Images|Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Western, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2020, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 15, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.7M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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