News of the World

About News of the World

A Texan traveling across the wild West bringing the news of the world to local townspeople, agrees to help rescue a young girl who was kidnapped.

News of the World (2020) is a western film directed by Paul Greengrass. Tom Hanks appears as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd, Helena Zengel as Johanna Leonberger, Michael Angelo Covino as Almay, and Ray McKinnon as Simon Boudlin.

It runs 118 minutes and was released in December 2020. Written by Luke Davies and Paul Greengrass. It was produced by Playtone and Pretty Pictures. It is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under texas, shootout, orphan, and horse. American members can watch it on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, and USA Network. It scores 6.9 out of 10 from 2,005 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.

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