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Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

2023Movie1 h 42 minNR

Documentary
62
DecentGoodWatch score
IMDb6.9Metacritic66–Rotten Tomatoes91%68%

A nostalgic, moving documentary movie about show business and a real life story, with standout world-building.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Story

This is not a documentary about the making of Midnight Cowboy. It is about a humane and groundbreaking masterpiece and the flawed but gifted people who made it. It is about a troubled era of cultural ferment, social and political change, about broken dreams and strivers, then and now. It is about an era that made a movie and a movie that made an era.

Feels like

  • Hollywood History
  • Nostalgic Elegy
  • Cultural Commentary
  • Documentary Style
  • Film Industry Deep Dive
  • Visual Archival Mastery
  • Melancholic Tone
  • Pop Culture Analysis

Cast

8 of 8

Crew

Directed by
Nancy Buirski
Written by
Nancy Buirski
Produced by
Nancy Buirski, Simon Kilmurry, Susan Margolin
Music by
Doug Bernheim

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

June 23, 2023 · 1 h 42 min · NR

Released
June 23, 2023
Runtime
1 h 42 min
Age rating
NR
Content
Strong Language, Sexual Content, Drug Use
Genres
Documentary
Original language
English
Made in
United States
Available in
9 countries

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Where can I stream Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy?

KanopyHooplaKino Film Collection

In the United States, Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy streams on Kino Film Collection, and it is free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 7 other countries.

Is Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy worth watching?

62
DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, and Metacritic 66). Critics rate it higher (79 out of 100) than audiences (69).

Is Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (8 of 10) and pathos (7 of 10) more than on its plot.