FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
Midnight Cowboy
Scores
- IMDb7.8/10as of 2026-02-20
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer89%as of 2024-08-02
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.5/10as of 2021-10-10
- Metacritic79/100as of 2025-07-14
What it is
Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, John McGiver, Brenda Vaccaro, Bob Balaban, Jennifer Salt and Barnard Hughes.
At a glance
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- English
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