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70% Critic Match
The Misfits
“It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!”
7.0 / 10• 1961• 2h 4m•NR• English
WesternDramaRomance
Storyline
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
Cast & Crew
Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber
Lead
Clark Gable
Gay Langland
Eli Wallach
Guido
Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland
Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers
James Barton
Fletcher's grandfather
Kevin McCarthy
Raymond Taber
Estelle Winwood
Church lady collecting money in bar
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Huston's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Misfits is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
