Where to Watch The Cheap Detective (1978)

Looking to watch 'The Cheap Detective' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Robert Moore-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Cheap Detective' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Cheap Detective' right now, here are some particulars about the Columbia Pictures, EMI Films, Rastar Productions comedy flick.

Released June 23rd, 1978, 'The Cheap Detective' stars Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan, Sid Caesar The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min, and received a user score of 63 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 89 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A spoof of the entire 1940s detective genre. San Francisco private detective, Lou Pekinpaugh is accused of murdering his partner at the instigation of his mistress—his partner's wife."

'The Cheap Detective' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on fuboTV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, Tubi TV, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, and YouTube .