News of the World

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Western film drama film film

News of the World is a 2020 American Western drama film in which Tom Hanks plays a Civil War veteran who travels across Texas reading newspapers to townspeople while escorting a young girl to her last remaining family.

Aliases (1)

News of the World (novel) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Western film → drama film → film →
academyAwardNomination	Best Cinematography → Best Original Score → Best Production Design → Best Sound →
basedOn	News of the World (novel) →
basedOnWorkAuthor	Paulette Jiles →
character	Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd → Johanna Leonberger →
childLeadPlays	Helena Zengel as Johanna Leonberger →
cinematographyBy	Dariusz Wolski →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Paul Greengrass →
distributor	Netflix → Universal Pictures →
editedBy	William Goldenberg →
filmingLocation	New Mexico →
genre	Western → drama →
leadActorPlays	Tom Hanks as Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd →
mpaaRating	PG-13 →
musicBy	James Newton Howard →
narrativeFocus	Civil War veteran reading newspapers to townspeople →
originalLanguage	English →
plotElement	escort of a young girl to her remaining family →
producer	Gail Mutrux → Gary Goetzman → Gregory Goodman →
productionCompany	Perfect World Pictures → Playtone → Pretty Pictures →
releaseDate	2020-12-25 →
releaseFormat	streaming release → theatrical release →
runtime	118 minutes →
screenwriter	Luke Davies → Paul Greengrass →
settingLocation	Texas →
settingTime	post–American Civil War era →
starring	Elizabeth Marvel → Helena Zengel → Mare Winningham → Michael Covino → Ray McKinnon → Tom Hanks →
theatricalReleaseRegion	United States →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
News of the World ("News of the World (novel)") →	basedOn
Tom Hanks →	notableWork