
Midnight Cowboy
For those who have never seen it and those who have never forgotten it.
Directed by John Schlesinger
Produced by Florin Productions, Jerome Hellman Productions
A bleak, unflinching portrait of urban desperation and exploitation that finds unexpected tenderness in a doomed friendship between two damaged men.
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.
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Questions people ask
Is Midnight Cowboy sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Does Midnight Cowboy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is Midnight Cowboy easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is Midnight Cowboy scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Midnight Cowboy violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Midnight Cowboy, and what each one shares →
Like Midnight Cowboy
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Midnight Cowboy
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Midnight Cowboy, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Midnight Cowboy, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Midnight Cowboy, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.


























































