Where to Watch The Christmas Star (1986)

Set to enjoy 'The Christmas Star' from the comfort of your living room? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Alan Shapiro-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Christmas Star' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Christmas Star' right now, here are some particulars about the Lake Walloon Productions, Walt Disney Television drama flick.

The Christmas Star starring Ed Asner, René Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and a scheduled release date of December 14th, 1986.

It received a user score of 56/100 on TMDb, which put together reviews from 31 experienced users.

Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas."

'The Christmas Star' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Disney+, and Prime Video .