Where to Watch Black Orpheus (1959) Online

Yearning to watch 'Black Orpheus' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Marcel Camus-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Black Orpheus' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Black Orpheus' right now, here are some specifics about the Dispat Films, Gemma, Tupan Filmes romance flick.

Released December 21st, 1959, 'Black Orpheus' stars Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira, Léa Garcia The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 210 top users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the Greek legend of Orpheus and Eurydice introduced bossa nova to the world with its soundtrack by young Brazilian composers Luiz Bonfá and Antonio Carlos Jobim."

'Black Orpheus' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Criterion Channel, and Fandango At Home .