Where to Watch Brief Encounter Online

Need to watch 'Brief Encounter' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the David Lean-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Brief Encounter' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Brief Encounter' right now, here are some specifics about the Cineguild, J. Arthur Rank Organisation drama flick.

Released August 24th, 1946, 'Brief Encounter' stars Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard, Stanley Holloway, Joyce Carey The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 26 min, and received a user score of 77 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 624 well-known users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love."

'Brief Encounter' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, IMDB TV Amazon Channel, Apple iTunes, Plex, FlixFling, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Max, Shout! Factory TV, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, and Plex Channel .