News of the World is a movie directed by Paul Greengrass in 2020 and based on the book of the same name by Paulette Jiles, first published in 2016. The movie features Tom Hanks, Steve Boyles, Helena Zengel, Tom Astor, John Travis Johnson, Andy Kastelic, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd is a former member of the Confederate Infantry who now makes a living traveling town to town reading newspapers for the populace for ten cents per person. This is further compounded at the next stop, when Kidd is confronted by three ex-Confederate soldiers turned criminals who express an interest in purchasing the girl from Kidd.
Movie vs Book
Year
2020
Minutes
118
Movie Rate
6.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
News of the World
Director: Paul Greengrass
Country: USA
Year: 2020
Length: 1h58m
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Year
2016
Pages
209
Book Rate
8.18
S: Goodreads
Book
News of the World
Author: Paulette Jiles
Country: USA
First published in: 2016
Length: 209 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“I was impressed with Lynch's Dune, but it was not what I had dreamed of. I'll go back to the book and to the images that came out when I read it.”
DENIS VILLENEUVE (Filmmaker, Scriptwriter)
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