Can’t wait to check out 'The Elephant Man' at home? Below, you’ll find streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, all in one place. In the US, you can currently rent, buy, or stream 'The Elephant Man' via subscription on Criterion Channel, Google Play Movies, Apple TV Store, Prime Video, YouTube.
Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Brooksfilms drama flick. The Elephant Man starring Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min. The release date of the movie is October 10th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 81/100 on TMDb, which reflects reviews from 4,006 real users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London."
