Where to Watch Star Wars (1978)

Fancy watching 'Star Wars' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the George Lucas-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Star Wars' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Star Wars' right now, here are some specifics about the Lucasfilm Ltd., 20th Century Fox adventure flick.

Released July 21st, 1978, 'Star Wars' stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min, and received a user score of 82 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 20,944 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire."

'Star Wars' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Disney Plus, YouTube, and Apple TV .