Where to Watch The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Want to watch 'The Brother from Another Planet' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Sayles-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 'The Brother from Another Planet' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Brother from Another Planet' right now, here are some particulars about the A-Train Films comedy flick.

Released September 7th, 1984, 'The Brother from Another Planet' stars Joe Morton, Rosanna Carter, Ray Ramirez, Yves Rene The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 85 top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "An alien slave crash-lands in New York City while being pursued by two Men in Black bounty hunters. His attempt to find a place for himself on Earth parallels that of the immigrant experience."

'The Brother from Another Planet' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Plex, Plex Channel, Pluto TV, FlixHouse, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, AMC+, The Roku Channel, Tubi TV, Apple TV, Fandor, Darkroom, Amazon Video, and AMC+ Amazon Channel .