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.
The Misfits has generally received positive reviews.
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The Misfits was released in 1961 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 285 reviews, giving The Misfits (1961) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 80% and users giving an average score of 82%.
With a score of 72%, The Misfits is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 60%.
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