Midnight Cowboy fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Midnight Cowboy is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and melancholic.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, direction, and characters
The performances, direction, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Midnight Cowboy is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Fandango at Home Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 82/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, and Metacritic 79). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated NC-17 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content, strong language, and drug use.
1 h 53 min
Midnight Cowboy runs 1 h 53 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 84 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see Midnight Cowboy much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $45 million worldwide, 12.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
+107GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Midnight Cowboy in 121 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 73 storytelling tropes for Midnight Cowboy, including Dumb Blonde, Foreshadowing, Odd Friendship.
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