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Need to watch 'The Cowboys' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Mark Rydell-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Cowboys' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Cowboys' right now, here are some particulars about the Sanford Productions (III), Warner Bros. Pictures drama flick.

Released January 13th, 1972, 'The Cowboys' stars John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 11 min, and received a user score of 71 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 220 top users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to get his herd to market in time to avoid financial disaster. The boys learn to do a man's job under Andersen's tutelage; however, neither Andersen nor the boys know that a gang of cattle thieves is stalking them."

'The Cowboys' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, and YouTube .

'The Cowboys' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 13th, 1972
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting October 7th, 1998 - Buy The Cowboys DVD