---
title: 'The Newton Boys (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Linklater'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 117
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-newton-boys-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120769/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Newton Boys (1998)

1998 · 117 min · Drama, Comedy, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Newton Boys is a 1998 American crime film directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Claude Stanush and Clark Lee Walker. It is based on Stanush's 1994 book of the same name, which tells the true story of the Newton Gang, a family of bank and train robbers from Uvalde, Texas. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, who was born in Uvalde, Skeet Ulrich, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, and Dwight Yoakam.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater)
- **Screenplay:** [Richard Linklater](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-linklater)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Danny Barnes](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-barnes)
- **Producer:** [Keith Fletcher](https://cinepixo.com/people/keith-fletcher)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter James](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-james)
- **Editor:** [Sandra Adair](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-adair)

## Cast

- [Bo Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-hopkins)
- [Chloe Webb](https://cinepixo.com/people/chloe-webb)
- [Dwight Yoakam](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-yoakam)
- [Vincent D'Onofrio](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-d-onofrio)
- [Luke Askew](https://cinepixo.com/people/luke-askew)
- [Julianna Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianna-margulies)
- [Skeet Ulrich](https://cinepixo.com/people/skeet-ulrich)
- [Ethan Hawke](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-hawke)
- [Matthew McConaughey](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-mcconaughey)

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