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News of the World

2020
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6.9/10

Release Date

25/12/2020

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes
88%
🎬 Internet Movie Database
68%
Ⓜ️ Metacritic
73%

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In Texas, in 1870, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, a former officer in the Confederate Army, makes a modest living moving from town to town reading newspapers aloud to residents for ten cents a person. After one of these evenings, he sets out for his next stop, but on the road he comes across an overturned wagon. Stopping to examine it, he discovers a white girl who speaks only Kiowa and wears that tribe's clothing, and the encounter becomes more than a simple setback on his route. Paul Greengrass directs, and the film stars Tom Hanks as a man used to telling other people's stories.

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Facts about News of the World

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone
Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 12 years old
Limited releaseJanuary 29, 2021
Digital releaseFebruary 10, 2021
Worldwide premiereDecember 25, 2020
Runtime1 h 58 min
Original languageEnglish
Original titleNews of the World
CountryUnited States
Production companiesPlaytone, Pretty Pictures, Universal Pictures
Budget$38.0M
Worldwide box office$12.7M
Box office returnx0.3 Box office flop
Based onNews of the World by Paulette Jiles
Trailer views12.5 M

More ratings

3.2/5Letterboxd71/100Trakt6.9/10Metacritic (público)3.0/4Roger Ebert

News of the World Cast

Tom Hanks
Tom HanksCaptain Jefferson Kyle Kidd
Helena Zengel
Helena ZengelJohanna Leonberger
Michael Angelo Covino
Michael Angelo CovinoAlmay
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnonSimon Boudlin
Mare Winningham
Mare WinninghamDoris Boudlin
Elizabeth Marvel
Elizabeth MarvelMrs. Gannett
Fred Hechinger
Fred HechingerJohn Calley
Bill Camp
Bill CampMr. Branholme
Thomas Francis Murphy
Thomas Francis MurphyMr. Farley
Gabriel Ebert
Gabriel EbertBenjamin Farley
Neil Sandilands
Neil SandilandsWilhelm Leonberger
Winsome Brown
Winsome BrownAnna Leonberger
Chukwudi Iwuji
Chukwudi IwujiCharles Edgefield
Christopher Hagen
Christopher HagenOld Man Durand
Stafford Douglas
Stafford DouglasDallas Federal Officer #1
Michelle Campbell
Michelle CampbellFemale Townsfolk
Clint Obenchain
Clint ObenchainTom Farley
J. Nathan Simmons
J. Nathan SimmonsCitizen of Red River
Travis Johnson
Travis JohnsonCavalry Rider
Andy Kastelic
Andy KastelicUnion Duty Officer
Jeffrey Ware
Jeffrey WareRed River Heckler
Chris Bylsma
Chris BylsmaRed River Heckler
Justin Tade
Justin TadeRed River Heckler
Darrin Giossi
Darrin GiossiFederal Soldier
Brenden Roberts
Brenden RobertsYoung Progressive Speaker
Clay L. James
Clay L. JamesAlmay's Man
Cash Lilley
Cash LilleyAlmay's Man
Jared Berry
Jared BerryDallas Federal Soldier
Truman Hanks
Truman HanksGerman Rider
Michael Toby Sanchez
Michael Toby SanchezSan Antonian
Shawn Howell
Shawn HowellDurand Fight Townsperson
Alexander Alayon Jr.
Alexander Alayon Jr.Outlaw, Vaquero (uncredited)

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Cast of News of the World by the numbers

46average cast age in years
52years of age gap between the leads
17%women in the cast
32%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Helena Zengel, age 12 at release. The oldest: Thomas Francis Murphy, at 67.

Cast ages at release

  • Tom Hanks64 years old
  • Helena Zengel12 years old
  • Michael Angelo Covino36 years old
  • Ray McKinnon63 years old
  • Mare Winningham61 years old
  • Elizabeth Marvel51 years old
  • Fred Hechinger21 years old
  • Bill Camp56 years old
  • Thomas Francis Murphy67 years old
  • Gabriel Ebert32 years old

Cast heights

Cast nationalities

United States 3South Africa 1

Crew

  • AddressPaul Greengrass
  • WritingPaul Greengrass, Luke Davies
  • Original novelPaulette Jiles
  • MusicJames Newton Howard
  • PhotographyDariusz Wolski
  • EditingWilliam Goldenberg
  • Production designDavid Crank
  • Costume designMark Bridges
  • CastingJo Edna Boldin, Francine Maisler
  • Visual effectsRoni Rodrigues, Jamie Wood, Ian Fellows
  • ProductionGail Mutrux, Gary Goetzman, Gregory Goodman

Trivia about News of the World

Kiowa tribe member Dorothy WhiteHorse taught Helena Zengel the Kiowa language and other details of Native American life and customs.
Helena Zengel dubbed herself in the Italian, German, French and Spanish versions, but only for the lines she had spoken in English.
The scenes set in towns and in Dallas, Texas, were shot on the Western sets at Bonanza Creek Ranch, next to the ruins of Bonanza City, in New Mexico.
On its opening weekend in the U.S., 70% of the audience was over 35 years old.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about News of the World

newspaperbased on novel or booktexashorsenative americanshootoutorphanamerican civil warcivil war veteranhorse and wagon19th centuryinjured horse

Main theme: loss, belongingness, affectional bond, human bonding

What News of the World is called in other countries

It was released in 32 countries, each in its own language.

  • SpainNoticias del gran mundo
  • FranceLa Mission
  • GermanyNeues aus der Welt
  • ItalyNotizie dal mondo
  • MexicoNoticias del Mundo
  • BrazilRelatos do Mundo
  • PortugalNotícias do Mundo
  • Japanこの茫漠たる荒野で
  • South Korea뉴스 오브 더 월드
  • China世界新闻
  • RussiaНовости со всего света
  • BulgariaНовини от света
See the remaining 20 countries
  • CanadaLa mission
  • CzechiaZprávy ze světa
  • EstoniaUudiseid laiast ilmast
  • GreeceΤου Κόσμου τα Νέα
  • Hong Kong結叛同行
  • HungaryA kapitány küldetése
  • Iranاخبار جهان
  • Israelחדשות העולם הגדול
  • LithuaniaPasaulio naujienos
  • PolandNowiny ze świata
  • RomaniaNoutăți din lumea largă
  • Saudi Arabiaأخبار العالم
  • SerbiaВести из света
  • SlovakiaZprávy zo sveta
  • SloveniaNovice sveta
  • Taiwan读报人
  • Thailandนิวส์ ออฟ เดอะ เวิลด์ สู่เส้นทางกลับบ้าน
  • TurkeyDünyadan Haberler
  • UkraineНовини з усього світу
  • VietnamChuyến Đi Định Mệnh

Where it was filmed News of the World

Where the Story Takes Place

Where the Story Takes Place

Source: Wikidata. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Quotes by News of the World

  • See all those words printed in a line one after the other? Put 'em all together and you have a story.
  • [to Cicada, in Kiowa] You belong with me. You belong with me.

Source: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA)

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Daily visits to their English Wikipedia article over the last 60 days.

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Soundtrack from News of the World

Original music by James Newton Howard

News of the World – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
SoundtrackNews of the World – Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJames Newton Howard · 2020 · 19 songs
SpotifyApple MusicDeezer

Songs

  1. 1
    Captain Jefferson
    2:06
  2. 2
    There is No Time for Stories
    3:57
  3. 3
    Leaving Wichita
    1:27
  4. 4
    Arriving at Red River
    1:18
  5. 5
    Now for Some Federal News
    5:02
  6. 6
    Johanna's New Clothes
    3:11
  7. 7
    The Road to Dallas
    2:01
  8. 8
    It's Hard Finding Your Way Home
    2:05
  9. 9
    Dime Mountain
    9:38
  10. 10
    What Else Can You Teach Me?
    5:45

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