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Want to watch 'The American Friend' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Wim Wenders-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, 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 'The American Friend' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The American Friend' right now, here are some finer points about the Road Movies, Wim Wenders Productions, Les Films du Losange, WDR drama flick.

Released September 26th, 1977, 'The American Friend' stars Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer, Gérard Blain The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 5 min, and received a user score of 72 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 371 respected users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman."

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

'The American Friend' Release Dates

Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting January 7th, 2003 - Buy The American Friend DVD