Soul Man (1986)Stream and Watch Online

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Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Soul Man' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Soul Man' right now, here are some finer points about the The Steve Tisch Company comedy flick.

Released October 24th, 1986, 'Soul Man' stars C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Arye Gross, James Earl Jones The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a user score of 54 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 144 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "A caucasian prospective grad student's affluent family won't pay his way through law school, so he takes tanning pills to darken his skin in order to qualify for an African-American scholarship at Harvard. He soon gets more than he bargained for, as he begins to learn what life is really like for blacks in America."

'Soul Man' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Vudu, Amazon Video, YouTube, and Google Play Movies .