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The Dark Crystal

The Dark Crystal (1982) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
71

Ready to press play on 'The Dark Crystal' on any device? Here are ways to watch including rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. As of now in the US, 'The Dark Crystal' is available on Peacock Premium, Night Flight Plus, fuboTV, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Peacock Premium Plus, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Prime Video, Shout! Factory TV, Fawesome, Plex, Xumo Play, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Kanopy, YouTube Free, Pluto TV to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.

Here are a few key highlights to round things out about the ITC Entertainment, Henson Associates adventure flick. The Dark Crystal starring Jim Henson, Kathryn Mullen, Frank Oz, Dave Goelz has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 33 min. The release date of the movie is December 17th, 1982. The movie received a user score of 71/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 1,275 active users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil."

'The Dark Crystal' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 17th, 1982 - Buy The Dark Crystal Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting October 5th, 1999 - Buy The Dark Crystal DVD

Watch 'The Dark Crystal' In Theaters

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