Where to Watch The Birth of a Nation (1915)

Need to watch 'The Birth of a Nation' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the D.W. Griffith-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 options - along with the availability of 'The Birth of a Nation' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Birth of a Nation' right now, here are some finer points about the Epoch Film Co. drama flick.

Released March 21st, 1915, 'The Birth of a Nation' stars Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper The PG movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 15 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 554 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch."

'The Birth of a Nation' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on FlixHouse, FlixFling, Kanopy, Fawesome, JustWatchTV, Cineverse, Public Domain Movies, and Hoopla .