Need to watch 'In the Heat of the Night' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Norman Jewison-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
Below, you’ll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'In the Heat of the Night' on each platform. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'In the Heat of the Night' right now, here are some specifics about the Mirisch Company crime drama flick.
Released August 2nd, 1967, 'In the Heat of the Night' stars Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Quentin Dean The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 75 (out of 100) on Metacritic, which collated reviews from 14 knowledgeable critics.
Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the racist police chief of tiny Sparta, Mississippi. After Tibbs proves not only his own innocence but that of another man, he joins forces with Gillespie to track down the real killer. Their investigation takes them through every social level of the town, with Tibbs making enemies as well as unlikely friends as he hunts for the truth."
'In the Heat of the Night' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on iTunes Store, Amazon.com, VUDU, YouTube, and XFINITY .
