The Newcomers is a 2000 American film, directed by James Allen Bradley; produced by Peter Beckwith, David Peters, and David Giancola

David Giancola

David Giancola , is a Vermont based American filmmaker. Born in Rutland, Vermont and graduate of Mount St. Joseph's Academy in 1987, he has directed eight films as of October 2006...

; and co-written by Garrett Clancy and Tony Jiti Gill. It co-stars many up-and-coming actors, including Kate Bosworth

Kate Bosworth

Catherine Ann "Kate" Bosworth is an American actress. Bosworth starred in the television series Young Americans, in which she played Bella Banks. She became known with a leading role in 2002's Blue Crush. The following year, Bosworth played the teenage girlfriend of porn star John Holmes in...

, Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Paul Franklin Dano is an American actor and producer. He has appeared in films such as L.I.E. , The Girl Next Door , Little Miss Sunshine , There Will Be Blood , and Where the Wild Things Are .-Early life:Dano was born in New York City, the son of Gladys and Paul Dano...

 and Chris Evans

Chris Evans (actor)

Christopher Robert "Chris" Evans is an American actor. He played Cary Baston on the television series Opposite Sex, and transitioned to a film career, starring in several hits, including Not Another Teen Movie , Fierce People , Fantastic Four, sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer , and...

. It also co-stars Jeff Fahey

Jeff Fahey

Jeffrey David "Jeff" Fahey is an American film and television actor. He has portrayed Captain Frank Lapidus on the ABC series Lost and the title role of Deputy Marshal Winston MacBride on The Marshal.-Early life:...

 and Matt McCoy

Matt McCoy (actor)

Matt McCoy is an American actor.McCoy was born in Ohio. Since starring as Sgt. Nick Lassard in two Police Academy films, his motion picture credits have included the Curtis Hanson films The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and L.A. Confidential , as well as the action comedy National Security ...

. It was filmed in Vermont

Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...

, and is a family drama about a Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

 family who decides to move into the country to begin a new life after young son, Sam Docherty, is threatened by bullies. When the Docherty family reaches their new home, however, things aren't much better. Dad Gary finds the job he has been promised has been given to a local, and there is a general dislike by the townspeople of the new city folk. Sam adopts a dog, daughter Courtney finds a new boyfriend, Judd, and things improve—but it is not until Sam commits a daring act of bravery that the Docherty family is finally accepted in their new community. Released by Artist View Entertainment and MTI Home Video

MTI Home Video

MTI Home Video is a United States-based movie distributor in the direct-to-video market. Typically, they will buy the distribution rights to independent films that did not see a theatrical run in the U.S., and be released directly to DVD....

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