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.

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PG-13, 2 hrs. 1 min.

Directed by: Richard Linklater

Release Date: March 27, 1998

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DVD Release Date: May 25, 1999

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  • April 8, 2009
    I 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)ever hearing about it. I think it was right before Matthew McConnaughey broke onto the scene.

    Either way, I just plain enjoyed watching it...They show interviews from a couple of the real Newton Boys as the credits roll, which are pretty good. In particular, the interview on Johnny Carson is pretty funny.

    This makes me even more excited for "Public Enemies", another bank-robbery movie...They even have a minor character in here who supposedly goes on to work with John Dillinger, the guy that movie will be focused on.
  • February 23, 2007
    Stopped this movie before it was over.
  • November 30, 2006
    i liked it
  • October 20, 2009
    For 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)esting. What is more interesting is that everything is true and McConaughey nails this performance and so does Ethan Hawke and is an exact match to the main character as seen in the end credits. This is what makes this even better. They show a cameo of the two characters from the movie in real life and it makes it more credible. Awesome movie and great acting!
  • October 16, 2009
    A 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)is. All 4 Texan Newton brothers were played by bright eyes wonders McConaughey ,Hawke,D'Onofrio and Ulrich and they are pleasing to the eyes. Might cringed at some of the most stupefying antics of the bankrobbing scenes. Overall an average but not a great movie.
  • March 25, 2009
    A good period movie with a really good cast but the movie starts to drag after a while.
  • February 9, 2009
    well 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)Mystery & Suspense, Drama movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its an enjoyable Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Drama movie 2 watch..i think that this is a clever movie 2 watch n its a really enjoyable movie 2 watch
  • December 10, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • August 24, 2008
    Between 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)n more than a shred of depth between them. Fast-forward to the closing credits footage of actual Newtons who are much more captivating than the fictitious younger selves portrayed here.
  • July 6, 2008
    Good movie...surprisingly someone said that Vincent actually did the singing in this one.

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