Movie · Drama · Musical

In this musical, homeless New York City newsboy Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) befriends two newcomers to his trade, brothers David (David Moscow) and Les Jacobs (Luke Edwards). When publisher Joseph Pulitzer (Robert Duvall) sets new rules that make it harder for the young newspaper salesmen to make a buck, the boys go on strike. Bryan Denton (Bill Pullman), a journalist who's sympathetic to their plight, gives them some tips in public relations, as the newsboys' battle grips the city.

1992 · 2h 1m
Director Kenny Ortega

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In this musical, homeless New York City newsboy Jack "Cowboy" Kelly (Christian Bale) befriends two newcomers to his trade, brothers David (David Moscow) and Les Jacobs (Luke Edwards). When publisher Joseph Pulitzer (Robert Duvall) sets new rules that make it harder for the young newspaper salesmen to make a buck, the boys go on strike. Bryan Denton (Bill Pullman), a journalist who's sympathetic to their plight, gives them some tips in public relations, as the newsboys' battle grips the city.

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Average 5
Reviews 38
Fresh 15
Rotten 23

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Studio
Walt Disney Pictures
Released
1992
Run Time
2 hr 1 min
Region of Origin
United States
© 1992 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AD, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), French (France) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), German (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Italian (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Polish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Portuguese (Brazil) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Spain) (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Turkish (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

Subtitles

Chinese, Simplified , Chinese, Traditional , Czech , Danish , Dutch , Finnish , French (Canada) , French (France) (Always On), German (Always On), Greek , Hungarian , Italian (Always On), Japanese , Korean , Norwegian , Polish (Always On), Portuguese (Brazil) (Always On), Portuguese (Portugal) , Romanian , Spanish (Latin America) (Always On), Spanish (Spain) , Swedish , Turkish (Always On)

Accessibility

Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.