The read
A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 79% of the 766 1960s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes89%
Metacritic79/100
1,673 audience votes
Key crew
- John SchlesingerDirector
- Waldo SaltScreenplay
- John BarryOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dustin HoffmanRatso
- Jon VoightJoe Buck
- Sylvia MilesCass
- John McGiverMr. O'Daniel
- Brenda VaccaroShirley
- Barnard HughesTowny
- Ruth WhiteSally Buck
- Jennifer SaltAnnie
- Gilman RankinWoodsy Niles
- Gary OwensLittle Joe
- T. Tom MarlowLittle Joe
- George EppersenRalph
Stills
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Themes
new york cityfriendshipprostituterapebased on novel or bookshowertexashustlerhomelessnessrape of a malemale homosexualitymale prostitution
The Best Movies of 1969
Midnight Cowboy is #9 of 60
