Where to Watch Scanners Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'Scanners' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the David Cronenberg-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Scanners' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Scanners' right now, here are some details about the Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada science fiction flick.

Released January 14th, 1981, 'Scanners' stars Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Lawrence Dane The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 1,205 experienced users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "After a man with extraordinary—and frighteningly destructive—telepathic abilities is nabbed by agents from a mysterious rogue corporation, he discovers he is far from the only possessor of such strange powers, and that some of the other “scanners” have their minds set on world domination, while others are trying to stop them."

'Scanners' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Max Amazon Channel, Fandango At Home, and Max .