Whale Rider (2003)Stream and Watch Online

Want to behold the glory that is 'Whale Rider' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Niki Caro-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Whale Rider' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Whale Rider' right now, here are some finer points about the South Pacific Pictures, Pandora Film, ApolloMedia, New Zealand Film Production Fund, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen family flick.

Released June 6th, 2003, 'Whale Rider' stars Keisha Castle-Hughes, Rawiri Paratene, Vicky Haughton, Cliff Curtis The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a user score of 71 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 366 knowledgeable users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "On the east coast of New Zealand, the Whangara people believe their presence there dates back a thousand years or more to a single ancestor, Paikea, who escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to shore on the back of a whale. From then on, Whangara chiefs, always the first-born, always male, have been considered Paikea's direct descendants. Pai, an 11-year-old girl in a patriarchal New Zealand tribe, believes she is destined to be the new chief. But her grandfather Koro is bound by tradition to pick a male leader. Pai loves Koro more than anyone in the world, but she must fight him and a thousand years of tradition to fulfill her destiny."

'Whale Rider' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Starz, Hoopla, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, and Kanopy .