Midnight Cowboy (1969)

Midnight Cowboy

  • 1969
  • 113 min
  • Drama
  • 79/100

Storyline

Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York City for the first time. Preening himself as a real "hustler", he finds that he is the one getting "hustled" until he teams up with down-and-out but resilient outcast Ratso Rizzo. The initial "country cousin meets city cousin" relationship deepens. In their efforts to bilk a hostile world rebuffing them at every turn, this unlikely pair progress from partners in shady business to comrades. Each has found his first real friend.

Won 3 Oscars. 28 wins & 16 nominations total

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