The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Momentum is a formal choice.”
The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.
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The Newton Boys
Crime · Action · Drama · 1998
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
Movie details
The Newton Boys
“History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.”
1998 Crime · Action · Drama 2h 2m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
The story of the Newton gang, the most successful bank robbers in history, owing to their good planning and minimal violence.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Newton Boys?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The Town
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Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Richard Linklater
Written by
Richard Linklater · Claude Stanush · Clark Walker
Matthew McConaughey
Willis Newton
Skeet Ulrich
Joe Newton
Ethan Hawke
Jess Newton
Vincent D'Onofrio
Dock Newton
Dwight Yoakam
Brentwood Glasscock
Gail Cronauer
Mia Newton
Julianna Margulies
Louise Brown
Court is in session
Put The Newton Boys on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Speed as an alibi.”
The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.