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The Day After

Yearning to watch 'The Day After' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Nicholas Meyer-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, 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 options - along with the availability of 'The Day After' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Day After' right now, here are some particulars about the ABC Circle Films science fiction flick.

Released November 20th, 1983, 'The Day After' stars Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 362 top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter." .

'The Day After' Release Dates

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting May 18th, 2004 - Buy The Day After DVD