# The Newton Boys (1998)

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**Runtime**: 122 min
**Genres**: Crime, Action, Drama
**Directed by**: Richard Linklater
**Written by**: Richard Linklater, Claude Stanush, Clark Walker
**Starring**: Matthew McConaughey, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Dwight Yoakam, Gail Cronauer

> *History is about to catch up with America's most successful bank robbers.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

You plan the cleanest jobs in history with your four brothers and a crew of two. The take grows but the heat stays low. One night a tip lands in your lap and everything tilts. Linklater lingers on Texas sunlight like a calm before static builds on an AM radio.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, cozy, raw

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