Where to Watch The Emperor and the Assassin

Need to watch 'The Emperor and the Assassin' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Chen Kaige-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Emperor and the Assassin' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Emperor and the Assassin' right now, here are some details about the Hahn Shin Corporation, Le Studio Canal+ drama flick.

Released , 'The Emperor and the Assassin' stars Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi, Li Xuejian, Wang Zhiwen The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 42 min, and received a user score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 81 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering."

'The Emperor and the Assassin' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Amazon Video .