Where to Watch Hard to Be a God (2015)

Want to behold the glory that is 'Hard to Be a God' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Aleksei German-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Hard to Be a God' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Hard to Be a God' right now, here are some specifics about the Sever Studio, Russia-1, Lenfilm, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation drama flick.

Released June 30th, 2015, 'Hard to Be a God' stars Leonid Yarmolnik, Yuriy Tsurilo, Natalya Moteva, Aleksandr Chutko The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 57 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 149 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position."

'Hard to Be a God' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Hoopla, YouTube, Google Play Movies, and Kanopy .