The Empire Strikes Back (1980)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to watch 'The Empire Strikes Back' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Irvin Kershner-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Empire Strikes Back' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Empire Strikes Back' right now, here are some details about the Lucasfilm Ltd. science fiction flick.

Released May 17th, 1980, 'The Empire Strikes Back' stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 84 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 16,430 top users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair."

'The Empire Strikes Back' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, TNT, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand, Google Play Movies, Disney Plus, YouTube, TBS, Microsoft Store, and tru TV .