News Of The world is set in the American wild west, in the post civil war era. It follows Captain Kidd (Tom Hanks) and his journey to return a young girl (Helena Zengel) to her last remaining family after she was taken in by Native Americans as an infant.
Family Friendly Filter
- Rated M for violence
- Frequent violence which includes several gunfights
- Depictions of people being shot
- Animals killed and skinned
- Keith recommends 15+
- No language or sex scenes
- One scene hints at child exploitation
Keith’s final thoughts: “Without Tom Hanks ‘News Of The World’ would just be a somewhat confronting story of a young girl’s survival in frontier America but I think Tom Hanks brings the story alive by adding compassion, tenacity and hope.”