Thinking about watching 'City of Joel' without leaving the house? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jesse Sweet-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, 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 alternatives - along with the availability of 'City of Joel' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'City of Joel' right now, here are some specifics about the documentary flick.
City of Joel starring has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and a scheduled release date of .
Let’s set the scene for you... Here's the plot: ""City of Joel" is documentary - with unprecedented access - to a 1.1 square mile shtetl in the suburbs that is home to 22,000 members of an one of the most insular and orthodox Hasidic sects. We follow the battles they are waging to survive. Just 50 miles north of New York City, the Satmar sect has built Kiryas Joel as a religious haven where they can be fruitful, multiply and follow the 613 rules of the Talmud. But with some of the highest rates of marriage, birth and religious observance in the country, they have been almost too successful. Developers have come up with a plan to double the size of the village to keep up with this growth, but their neighbors fight back because they believe it will harm the environment and tilt the balance of political power."
'City of Joel' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Apple TV, Kanopy, YouTube, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Plex, Plex Channel, Fandango At Home, Prime Video with Ads, and Google Play Movies .

































