Dwight Yoakam, Ethan Hawke, Julianna Margulies
Ragtime cowboys turn bank robbers, in a hyper-stylized romp around the not-so-Old West. Amusing, fact-based story, about the most successful bank robbers in U.S. history.
DVD Release Date: May 25, 1999
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Flixster Reviews (210)
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April 8, 2009I was pleasantly surprised at how good this movie turned out. To be honest, I'd never heard of it until a friend recommended it (based on a very old trailer on IMDb).
It came out during 1998, which saw both "Mask of Zorro" and "Armageddon", so maybe that's one reason for me n...( read more) -
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October 20, 2009For anyone that likes bank robber movies, this one is seldom talked about. The cast is some of the most up and coming with McConaughey leading the bunch and little known Julianne Margulies costarring. The story is true and has tons of action and the story is fast moving and inter...( read more)
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October 16, 2009A true story of the Newton brothers, who are regarded as the most successful bank robbers in the history of the United States. Takes place sometime the early roaring 1920s.The film smells distinctly of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Oh well, women, girls are going to love th...( read more)
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March 25, 2009A good period movie with a really good cast but the movie starts to drag after a while.
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February 9, 2009well umn this is a good movie 2 watch...its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie...i think that both ethan hawke n matthew mcconaughey play good parts thorughout this movie because they are good actors...i think that the director of this Action & Adventure, ...( read more)
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August 24, 2008Between 1919 and 1924, Willis Newton and his three brothers robbed more than 80 banks from Texas to Canada, then capped their career with America's largest train robbery - very interested since Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Unfortunately these four actors aren't give...( read more)
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July 6, 2008Good movie...surprisingly someone said that Vincent actually did the singing in this one.
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