Where to Watch Pixote Online

Yearning to watch 'Pixote' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Héctor Babenco-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Pixote' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Pixote' right now, here are some particulars about the HB Filmes, Embrafilme crime flick.

Released September 11th, 1981, 'Pixote' stars Fernando Ramos da Silva, Jorge Julião, Gilberto Moura, Edilson Lino The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 8 min, and received a user score of 80 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 206 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "10-year-old Pixote endures torture, degradation, and corruption at a local youth detention center where two of its members are murdered by policemen who frame Lilica, a 17-year-old trans hustler. Pixote helps Lilica and three other boys escape and they start to make their living by a life of crime which only escalates to more violence and death."

'Pixote' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel, and Amazon Video .