Where to Watch The Lion in Winter

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The Lion in Winter' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Andrei Konchalovsky-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Lion in Winter' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Lion in Winter' right now, here are some details about the Flying Freehold Productions, HCC Happy Crew Company, Hallmark Entertainment, Matt IV, Showtime Networks drama flick.

Released , 'The Lion in Winter' stars Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, Andrew Howard, Antal Konrád The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 47 min, and received a user score of 61 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 24 respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "King Henry II keeps his wife Eleanor locked away in the towers because of her frequent attempts to overthrow him. With Eleanor out of the way he can have his dalliances with his young mistress. Needless to say the queen is not pleased, although she still has affection for the king. Working through her sons, she plots the king's demise and the rise of her second and preferred son, Richard, to the throne. The youngest, John, is an overweight buffoon and the only one holding his father's affection is the king's choice after the death of his first son, young Henry. But John is also overly eager for power and is willing to plot his father's demise with middle brother Geoffrey and the young king of France, Phillip. Geoffrey sees his younger brother's weakness and sees that route as his path to power. Political and court intrigue ensues." .