Where to Watch Zoot Suit Riots Online

Need to watch 'Zoot Suit Riots' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Joseph Tovares-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Zoot Suit Riots' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Zoot Suit Riots' right now, here are some specifics about the PBS, GBH history flick.

Released March 1st, 2002, 'Zoot Suit Riots' stars Hector Elizondo The NR movie has a runtime of about 53 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party. To white Los Angelenos, the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control. The police fanned out across LA, netting 600 young Mexican American suspects. Almost all those taken into custody were wearing the distinctive uniform of their generation: Zoot Suits. The tragic murder and the injustice of the trial that followed, coupled with sensational news coverage of both, fanned the flames of the racial hostility that was already running rife in the city. Within months of the verdict, Los Angeles was in the grip of some of the worst violence in its history."

'Zoot Suit Riots' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on History Vault, and Amazon Video .