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Yearning to watch 'King Lear' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Trevor Nunn-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'King Lear' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'King Lear' right now, here are some finer points about the Richard Price TV Associates Ltd. drama flick.

Released , 'King Lear' stars Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan, Sylvester McCoy The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 13 top users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers."

'King Lear' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video .