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

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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.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Some Language|Disturbing Images|Thematic Material|Violence)
  • Genre:
    drama, adventure, western
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Paul Greengrass
  • Producer:
    Gary Goetzman, Gail Mutrux, Gregory Goodman
  • Writer:
    Paul Greengrass, Luke Davies
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $12.0M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Perfect World Pictures, Playtone Productions, Pretty Pictures, Universal Pictures
  • Sound Mix:
    Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Tom Hanks
Captain Kidd
Helena Zengel
Johanna
Mare Winningham
Doris Boudlin
Michael Angelo Covino
Almay
Ray McKinnon
Simon Boudlin
Elizabeth Marvel
Mrs. Gannett
Fred Hechinger
John Calley
Bill Camp
Mr. Branholme
Thomas Francis Murphy
Mr. Farley
Neil Sandilands
Wilhelm Leonberger
Paul Greengrass
Director
Paul Greengrass
Screenwriter
Luke Davies
Screenwriter
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Gail Mutrux
Producer
Gregory Goodman
Producer
Steven Shareshian
Executive Producer
Tore Schmidt
Executive Producer
Dariusz Wolski
Cinematographer
William Goldenberg
Film Editor
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Critic Reviews for News of the World

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

    February 20, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Linda Marric

    The Jewish Chronicle

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

    February 14, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Mark Kermode

    Observer (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.

    February 12, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Clarisse Loughrey

    Independent (UK)

  • It's all solid, well-turned stuff and, of course, you know you're in safe hands with Hanks, whose acting is so effortlessly good that you're in danger of not fully appreciating i

    February 11, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

    Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

    Metro (UK)

  • News of the World has many of these wise, unforced moments on its way to a final scene in which the on-screen audience applauds wildly. My sentiments exactly.

    February 10, 2021 | Full Review…

    Ryan Gilbey

    New Statesman

  • Greengrass's charming western would form the ideal centrepiece for a festival that showcased directors working hard to be something other than what we expect them to be.

    February 10, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

    Donald Clarke

    Irish Times
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