Midnight Cowboy

Name: Midnight Cowboy
Director: John Schlesinger
Genre: Drama
Released: 1969
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Rating: 7.5

For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.

1969·Directed by John Schlesinger·4·1h 53m

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Drama United States of America

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Recommended by 5 People

“The ultimate road movie, set along the stretch of 42nd Street known as 'the Deuce.' I first saw this film way earlier than I should have and probably never recovered. As a story of exiles and outcasts finding love and friendship amid the rubble and rabble it is touching and powerful.”

Michael Imperioli

Actor, Writer

“When it came out it was rated X and it played at my dad's drive-in, and the Mormons threw my dad and our family out of Utah because of this movie.”

Matthew Modine

Actor

“Midnight Cowboy was a life-changing film for me, from the camera work through to the character design. I mean, you feel so much for these two human beings — you love them and you worry for them and your heart breaks for them.”

Susanna Hoffs

Musician

“We watched Midnight Cowboy.”

Cillian Murphy

Actor

“That movie is locked into its era very much so, but again it is right about today. It's about what drives us and it has two magnificent performances.”