Where to Watch Ghost in the Shell (1996) Online

Looking to watch 'Ghost in the Shell' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Mamoru Oshii-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'Ghost in the Shell' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Ghost in the Shell' right now, here are some details about the Bandai Visual, Production I.G, Kodansha, Manga Entertainment animation flick.

Released March 29th, 1996, 'Ghost in the Shell' stars Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi, Koichi Yamadera The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 79 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3,455 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster."

'Ghost in the Shell' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Plex, Apple TV, VUDU Free, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Plex Channel, Tubi TV, Hoopla, and Pluto TV .