Where to Watch The Dresser Online

Looking to watch 'The Dresser' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Richard Eyre-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, 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 choices - along with the availability of 'The Dresser' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Dresser' right now, here are some details about the BBC, Playground Entertainment tv movie flick.

Released May 30th, 2016, 'The Dresser' stars Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, Vanessa Kirby The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 62 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 81 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain."

'The Dresser' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Apple iTunes, YouTube, Amazon Video, Starz Apple TV Channel, and Starz .