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Midnight Cowboy
1969 1h 53m John Schlesinger

Midnight Cowboy

★ 7.8 IMDb
Drama
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.
MusicJohn Barry

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Nominated Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Nominated Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Won Academy Award for Best Director
Won Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor
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