Midnight Cowboy

NC-17

May, 1969

113 mins

7.5

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.

Cast

Reviews

Potential Kermode

8.0

February 24, 2017

**"I'm walking here! I'm walking here!" Shuffling, perhaps.** One can always count on Hoffman and his ability to absorb the character he is portraying with such ease. He has a knack at portraying that deep, bronchial coughing schtick. When watching, I had to wear a surgical mask - just in case. Voight, as usual, is magnificent as ...
CinemaSerf

7.0

June 03, 2023

This is certainly my favourite role from Dustin Hoffman as he turns in an outstanding performance as "Ratso". He hooks up with the dapper, but out of his depth cowboy "Buck" who arrives in New York all set to be a hustler, but ends up paying his first client for the sex she's supposed to pay him for! Initially, "Ratso" fleeces this gullib...

Videos

Official Trailer
Jun 05, 2021

Trailer
Jon Voight on Working with Director John Schlesinger on Midnight Cowboy
Apr 05, 2021

Featurette
Midnight Cowboy (1969) | “I’m Walkin’ Here!” | MGM Studios
Mar 06, 2021

Clip
2019 Re-Release Trailer
Aug 23, 2019

Trailer
"Midnight Cowboy" Radio Spots (1969 - United Artists)
Jul 24, 2019

Featurette
Don Adams in Midnight Cowboy 1970
Sep 21, 2012

Featurette
1994 Re-Release Trailer
Mar 16, 2012

Trailer
'Midnight Cowboy' | Critics' Picks | The New York Times
Jan 27, 2009

Featurette