Where to Watch Escape from New York Online

Yearning to watch 'Escape from New York' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, 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 choices - along with the availability of 'Escape from New York' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Escape from New York' right now, here are some specifics about the AVCO Embassy Pictures, Goldcrest, International Film Investors, City Films science fiction flick.

Released July 10th, 1981, 'Escape from New York' stars Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a user score of 71 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 3,156 respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken has 24 hours to bring him back."

'Escape from New York' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Plex, Vudu, Amazon Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Apple iTunes, Plex Channel, IMDB TV Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, and Amazon Prime Video .