Where to Watch On the Beach Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'On the Beach' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Stanley Kramer-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'On the Beach' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'On the Beach' right now, here are some finer points about the Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists drama flick.

Released December 17th, 1959, 'On the Beach' stars Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 14 min, and received a user score of 66 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 202 knowledgeable users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In 1964, atomic war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia, where life-as-usual covers growing despair. In denial about the loss of his wife and children in the holocaust, American Captain Towers meets careworn but gorgeous Moira Davidson, who begins to fall for him. The sub returns after reconnaissance a month (or less) before the end; will Towers and Moira find comfort with each other?"

'On the Beach' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on DIRECTV .