Yearning to watch 'On the Waterfront' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Elia Kazan-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'On the Waterfront' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'On the Waterfront' right now, here are some specifics about the Columbia Pictures, Horizon Pictures crime flick.
Released July 28th, 1954, 'On the Waterfront' stars Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Eva Marie Saint The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,480 well-known users.
Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A dim-witted yet kind-hearted boxer, Terry Malloy, who failed to succeed unintentionally lures a man to his death after being tricked by a criminal called Johnny Friendly whose men pick of every man who has the courage to speak up to their crimes. As he works on the waterfronts that Friendly owns, he is sent to a church meeting run by a good preacher about how to deal with the problem and runs into the dead man’s sister. Slowly, he falls in love with her and begins to feel guilt about his crime."
'On the Waterfront' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Google Play Movies, Spectrum On Demand, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video, and AMC on Demand .
'On the Waterfront' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on July 28th, 1954
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