Newsies

Is Newsies right for your family?

Movie 1992 121 min

A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze a little more profit out of their labours, they organize a strike, only to be confronted with the Pulitzer's hard-ball tactics.

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Provisional estimate — not yet fully analyzed. PG (US)

Likely present: Political & social messagingHeavy emotional contentEducational content

The synopsis describes a strike by young newspaper sellers against a publisher, indicating social and historical themes.

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