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Ball of Fire

Ball of Fire (1942) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
74

Want to watch 'Ball of Fire' right from your couch? Check out streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. As of now in the US, 'Ball of Fire' is available on Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV Store, Prime Video, Plex, YouTube Free, Fawesome, Hoopla, Kanopy, Tubi TV to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Samuel Goldwyn Productions comedy flick. Ball of Fire starring Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min. The release date of the movie is January 9th, 1942. The movie received a user score of 74/100 on TMDb, which comes from reviews from 244 engaged users.

Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "A group of academics have spent years shut up in a house working on the definitive encyclopedia. When one of them discovers that his entry on slang is hopelessly outdated, he ventures into the wide world to learn about the evolving language. Here he meets Sugarpuss O’Shea, a nightclub singer, who’s on top of all the slang—and, it just so happens, needs a place to stay."

'Ball of Fire' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 9th, 1942 - Buy Ball of Fire Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting August 25th, 1998 - Buy Ball of Fire DVD

Watch 'Ball of Fire' In Theaters

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