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John Schlesinger's Oscar-winning film, which features brilliant performances by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, brought an unusually gritty realism to the screen and offered a then-rare portrait of New York's street scene. Joe Buck (Jon Voight - DELIVERANCE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE), a male prostitute from Texas, heads to Manhattan .. Read more

Starring	Jon Voight, Bob Balaban, Dustin Hoffman, Paul Morrissey
Director	John Schlesinger
Genres	Drama

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- "...[The performances] have lost none of their magic....[They show us] characters who have nothing to offer the audience but their own lost souls." -- Rating: A-
- 6833
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Midnight Cowboy
  
  Midnight Cowboy
  
  D. John Schlesinger
  
  This was Schlesinger?s first film in America. It stars John Voight as Joe Buck, a rather simple minded... read more »
  
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  - Leamington Spa, England
  - 09 Jan 2004 at 17:10
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  Brilliant! A Must Watch Film
  
  Firstly, how on earth did Voight not win an Oscar for the performance of Joe? An absolute scandal!!
  
  This film was just a marvel to watch. From the ... read more »
  
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- - clare2904
  - 6 reviews
  - Preston
  - 02 Mar 2012 at 09:47
- - 0
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  A classic piece of cinema.
  
  Okay, so the film is rather dated (hey, 1969 was a long time ago!) but both the lead performances are excellently played out. I hadn't seen this film for a ... read more »
  
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- 1083931
- - gingerspike
  - 289 reviews
  - Grimsby
  - 20 Jan 2012 at 23:28
- - 0
  - 0
  The ego and the id.
  
  I had been wanting to see this film for a while, and from the opening scene I knew it wasn't going to be a let down. Voight's Joe Buck is immediately ... read more »
  
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- 1072156
- - Kowalski
  - 11 reviews
  - 10 Dec 2011 at 18:12
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  A must-watch if ever there was one.
  
  Brilliant. Harrowing. A classic. Hoffman and Voight at the very top of their game. 'Hey! Hey! I'm crossing here!' Rent it and love it!
  
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- 1068645
- - ansonort
  - 21 reviews
  - London
  - 29 Nov 2011 at 21:55
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  not that great
  
  interesting finally to see this famous movie, weird and dated don't know if it lives up to its big reputation
  
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- 1057203
- - angoose
  - 3 reviews
  - 31 Oct 2011 at 12:03
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  Reminded me a bit of 'Of Mice and Men'...
  
  One cripple, one not so bright spark, just trying to get by in the city of bright lights and promises. The outcasts of the American Dream are abandoned by the ... read more »
  
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- 1041997
- - a customer
  - 18 Sep 2011 at 16:14
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  Absolute cracker
  
  Simply class, beautifully put together, beautifully acted, a gem of a film, with stellar performances and some great camera usage
  
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- 1019585
- - Colonel1968
  - 138 reviews
  - 20 Jul 2011 at 13:13
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  Memories best left where they lie
  
  We ordered this because one night we were talking about the old films etc. Midnight Cowboy was one that came up and we waxed lyrical about how great it was.read more »
  
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- - RichAustin
  - 4 reviews
  - Barnsley
  - 08 Jul 2011 at 13:57
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  This time round I was disappointed.
  
  Disappointing. I watched this film when it first came out, and had fond memories, but watching it again with my 20-year-old son we both found we just weren'... read more »
  
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- - jayarte
  - 29 reviews
  - Near Lancaster
  - 21 Jun 2011 at 17:41
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  Midnight cowboy
  
  This is a superb film, Dustin Hoffman is his usual superb self playing a disabled man with a limp. The story is not always easy to follow but a fantastic film ... read more »
  
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- - simes
  - 212 reviews
  - near Gloucester
  - 16 May 2011 at 14:05
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  Midnight Cowboy
  
  Midnight Cowboy
  
  D. John Schlesinger
  
  This was Schlesinger?s first film in America. It stars John Voight as Joe Buck, a rather simple minded... read more »
  
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- 913
- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - Leamington Spa, England
  - 09 Jan 2004 at 17:10
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  Unforgettable
  
  There are certain movies that, whether they like it or not, EVERYONE should watch at least once. These movies include 'Taxi Driver', 'Casablanca'... read more »
  
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- - Noel Clay
  - Colchester, England
  - 28 Nov 2004 at 01:21
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  Where's that Joe Buck?
  
  How to begin to try to review a classic like this..? it?s about naivety, it's about the 60's, it's about New York, it's about society, it's ... read more »
  
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- 115386
- - Mike Conyard
  - Gosport, Hampshire
  - 17 Jun 2005 at 14:59
- - 9
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  Unforgettable cinema
  
  An outstanding character piece; watch this film over and over and each time a little more of each character will be revealed that you missed before.
  
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- - Dudds
  - London
  - 05 May 2004 at 10:20
- - 6
  - 1
  I simply love this ...
  
  I simply love this film... It's an honest, gritty portrayl of the seedy underbelly of New York & how two very different characters (Voight & Hoffman... read more »
  
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- - R#15
  - BIRCHINGTON
  - 04 May 2004 at 18:58
- - 5
  - 1
  Terrific
  
  The film is an oustanding achievment, winning a Best Picture Oscar in 1969. One of 2 R rated films to do so (the other being One Flew The Cuckoos Nest). The ... read more »
  
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- - Jakey
  - 3 reviews
  - Wirral
  - 01 Mar 2005 at 16:51
- - 3
  - 0
  Just as great as the first time I saw it, but now even better!
  
  I loved this film the first time I watched it and it made me cry, some 40 years ago. Dustin Hoffman's performance as Ratso was so moving and utterly ... read more »
  
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- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 29 Dec 2010 at 00:31
- - 4
  - 3
  mediocre cowboy
  
  not as good as people say
  
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- - josstar
  - 1 review
  - England
  - 15 Apr 2008 at 21:43
- - 3
  - 2
  Utterly fantastic
  
  This is one of the most beautiful and moving films of all time. Jon Voight is fantastic as Joe Buck, a man way too nice to ever make it in the world of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 19 Jul 2004 at 12:57
- - 3
  - 2
  TOP CLASS
  
  Incredible film, one of the best in my book! Hoffman and Voight leave the screen blistering, especially Hoffman who is on fire, quintessential movie, drips with... read more »
  
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- 11939
- - a customer
  - Leicester, England
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 15:40

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Critics' reviews
- "...[The performances] have lost none of their magic....[They show us] characters who have nothing to offer the audience but their own lost souls." -- Rating: A-
- 6833
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Outrageously overrated at the cynical end of the Swinging Sixties, when the seedy New York milieu in which the pathetic... read more on Time Out
- 42847
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- Life in the New York gutter, brilliantly if not too accurately observed by a master showman with no heart.
- 29768
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38

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  John Schlesinger's Oscar-winning film, which features brilliant performances by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, brought an unusually gritty realism to the screen and offered a then-rare portrait of New York's street scene. Joe Buck (Jon Voight - DELIVERANCE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE), a male prostitute ...

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  John Schlesinger's Oscar-winning film, which features brilliant performances by Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman, brought an unusually gritty realism to the screen and offered a then-rare portrait of New York's street scene. Joe Buck (Jon Voight - DELIVERANCE, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE), a male prostitute ...