A maverick effort.
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07/25/04
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:43
Rotten:5
Average Rating:8.3/10
Consensus: John Schlesinger's gritty, unrelentingly bleak look at the seedy underbelly of urban American life is undeniably disturbing, but Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight's performances make it difficult to turn away.
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Joe Buck (Jon Voight), an aspiring male prostitute from Texas, heads to Manhattan where he hopes to find plenty of wealthy women willing to pay for the services of a handsome man. When he arrives,... [More]
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, Brenda Vaccaro
Director: John Schlesinger
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Reviews for Midnight Cowboy
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07/01/04
It might have been fun, but it's condescending and stupidly mean-spirited instead.
06/08/04
One of the more overrated films of modern 'hip' times.
01/31/04
No review available.
12/24/03
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12/10/03
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08/22/03
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08/12/03
Hoffman and Voight are amazing. The film, too, is amazing. It's all terribly weird--but amazing.
06/24/03
It is ultimately a moving experience that captures the quality of a time and a place. It's not a movie for the ages, but, having seen it, you won't ever again feel detached as you walk down West 42nd Street.
05/20/03
Gripping, gritty and overwhelmingly depressive and unpleasant, ultimately this is one of the most exciting, exotic and different films to ever win an Academy Award.
04/27/03
Gritty and disturbing - there was a reason for that X-rating . . . and the Oscar!
03/18/03
As dark and unflinching as it can be, it also fiercely believes in the dignity of its downtrodden characters.
11/01/02
Definitely a film to see.
09/10/02
Brilliant character study time capsule
08/26/02
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08/22/02
No review available.
08/16/02
Gritty and absorbing all the way through.
07/26/02
Midnight Cowboy is quite a film and one that looms as an adult attraction of truly blockbuster proportions.
06/05/02
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