STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED

Classic

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Good

Fair

Tragic

FILM DETAILS

Certificate 18

Cast Jon Voight Dustin Hoffman Sylvia Miles

Directors John Schlesinger

Screenwriters Waldo Salt

Running Time 113 minutes

Midnight Cowboy (18)

Plot
Joe Buck is a cowboy in New York city trying to make ends meet by selling his body uptown. When he teams up with ailing hustler/manager Ratso Rizzo they hope to strike it rich... but the streets of New York city aren't kind or generous...

Verdict
Superb performances and a compelling script have made this film a strange mix of Oscar-winner and Cult Classic.


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