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Yearning to watch 'King Lear' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Jonathan Miller-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

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Released , 'King Lear' stars Michael Hordern, Brenda Blethyn, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway The movie has a runtime of about 3 hr 5 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 5 top users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers."

'King Lear' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on BritBox Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV Channel , and BritBox .