Where to Watch Scanners (1981)

Planning to check out 'Scanners' wherever you like to watch? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the David Cronenberg-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Scanners' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Scanners' right now, here are some finer points about the Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada horror flick.

Scanners starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and a scheduled release date of January 14th, 1981.

It received a user score of 67/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1,275 top users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "After a man with extraordinary, and frighteningly destructive, telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers. Some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them."

'Scanners' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, Prime Video, HBO Max, Criterion Channel, and Apple TV .