Looking to watch 'King Lear' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Michael Elliott-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, 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 alternatives - along with the availability of 'King Lear' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'King Lear' right now, here are some specifics about the Granada Television drama flick.
Released January 26th, 1984, 'King Lear' stars Laurence Olivier, John Hurt, Brian Cox, Dorothy Tutin The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 9 knowledgeable users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one."
'King Lear' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy .
'King Lear' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 26th, 1984
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
June 13th, 2000
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