Most Similar Movies to Midnight Cowboy (1969)


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The Harder They Come (1972), Johns (1996), The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013), White Lightnin' (2009), Of Mice and Men (1939), Wendy and Lucy (2008), Chinese Coffee (2000) ... Let's take a look at the following list...

The Harder They Come (1972)

The Harder They Come (1972)

9.1/10 Drama

An ambitious young Jamaican is forced into a life of crime after arriving in Kingston to launch a music career.

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Johns (1996)

Johns (1996)

5.4/10 Drama

A teen hustler (Lukas Haas) works double time to help his cohort (David Arquette) satisfy a birthday wish and pay off a debt to a drug dealer.

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The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete (2013)

8.4/10 Drama

The sons (Skylan Brooks, Ethan Dizon) of two drug-addled hookers must fend for themselves after one's mother goes missing and the other (Jennifer Hudson) is arrested.

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White Lightnin' (2009)

White Lightnin' (2009)

8.1/10 Drama

Dancer Jesco White (Edward Hogg) struggles with poverty, drug abuse and other ills as he strives to follow in his famous father's footsteps.

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Of Mice and Men (1939)

Of Mice and Men (1939)

7.9/10 Drama

A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

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Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Wendy and Lucy (2008)

7.1/10 Drama

Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happening triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

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Chinese Coffee (2000)

Chinese Coffee (2000)

7.1/10 Drama

Harry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.

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The Mayor of Hell (1933)

The Mayor of Hell (1933)

7.0/10 Crime, Drama

Five members of a teen-age gang, including leader Jimmy Smith, are sent to the state reformatory, presided over by the melodramatically callous Thompson. Soon, Patsy Gargan, a former gangster appointed deputy commissioner as a political favor, arrives - complete with hip flask and blonde. Gargan falls for activist nurse Dorothy and, inspired by her, takes over the adm...Read all

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Live-In Maid (2004)

Live-In Maid (2004)

10.0/10 Drama

A member (Norma Aleandro) of Argentina's decaying upper class can no longer afford to pay her longtime housekeeper (Norma Argentina).

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Tortilla Flat (1942)

Tortilla Flat (1942)

6.3/10 Drama

Danny, a poor northern Californian Mexican-American, inherits two houses from his grandfather and is quickly taken advantage of by his vagabond friends.

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Sugar (2008)

Sugar (2008)

9.2/10 Drama

Like many young men in the Dominican Republic, 19-year-old Miguel "Sugar" Santos (Algenis Perez Soto) dreams of winning a slot on an American baseball team. Indeed, his talents as a pitcher eventually land him a slot on a single-A team in Iowa, but culture shock, racism and other curveballs threaten to turn Sugar's dream sour.

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Leon - The Professional (1994)

Leon - The Professional (1994)

8.5/10 Thriller, Drama, Crime

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

8.2/10 Western, Drama, Adventure

Two Americans searching for work in Mexico convince an old prospector to help them mine for gold in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

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Marty (1955)

Marty (1955)

7.7/10 Romance, Drama

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1973)

The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1973)

7.5/10 Drama

From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters, Ruth and Matilda. A middle-aged widowed eccentric, Beatrice is looking for her life in the classified ads while all about her is the rubble of an unkempt house. All she needs is the right opportunity, she says puffing on a cigarette. Poorly equipped to surv...Read all

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DarkBlueAlmostBlack (2006)

DarkBlueAlmostBlack (2006)

7.4/10 Drama, Gay & Lesbian

Jorge (Quim Gutiérrez) is trying to better his life, and the first step, he believes, is to land a different job. Jorge, who spends his days working as a janitor and his nights watching his ailing father (Héctor Colomé), longs for more. Also facing crossroads in their lives are Jorge's ex-con brother, Antonio (Antonio de la Torre), who is in a relationship with a woman still in prison, and Jorge's best friend (Raúl Arévalo), who is confronting the possibility that he may be gay.

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Sweet Sixteen (2002)

Sweet Sixteen (2002)

7.4/10 Drama, Crime

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

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Fat City (1972)

Fat City (1972)

7.3/10 Drama

Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.

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