Midnight Cowboy

"For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.8/10

130,799 votes

89/100

Fresh

79/100

Metascore

7.5/10

1,568 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 3 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$3.6M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$44.8M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$44,785,053

United States

Profit

+$41.2M

ROI: +1144%

Budget Recovery1244% of budget

$0|Budget: $3.6M|Revenue: $44.8M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

218.6K

Daily Avg

3.6K

7-Day Trend

-21%

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Based On

Midnight Cowboy

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Florida

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Story Setting

Set In

New York CityTexasFlorida

Time Period

1960s

Themes & Subjects

#loneliness#dying#urbanity#maleprostitution#terminalillness#malebonding#countercultureofthe1960s#rurality#cultureofnewyorkcity#homosexuality#prostitution#friendship

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Adam Holender

Film Editing

Hugh A. Robertson

Music / Score

John Barry

Production Companies

United Artists

Distributors

NetflixUnited Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Midnight Cowboy

Available in 88 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaNC-17	YouTube TV	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaR	MGM Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia	MGM Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesNC-17

United Kingdom18

CanadaR

Germany16

France12

JapanR18+

Brazil16

CZ15+

+10 more countries

Production

Director

John Schlesinger

Writers

James Leo Herlihy, Waldo Salt

Production Companies

Florin ProductionsJerome Hellman ProductionsUnited Artists

Cast

Dustin Hoffman

Ratso

Jon Voight

Joe Buck

Sylvia Miles

Cass

John McGiver

Mr. O'Daniel

Brenda Vaccaro

Shirley

Barnard Hughes

Towny

Ruth White

Sally Buck

Jennifer Salt

Annie

Gilman Rankin

Woodsy Niles

No Image

Gary Owens

Little Joe

No Image

T. Tom Marlow

Little Joe

No Image

George Eppersen

Ralph

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