Where to Watch The Christmas Star (1986) Online

Looking to watch 'The Christmas Star' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Alan Shapiro-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Christmas Star' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Christmas Star' right now, here are some specifics about the Lake Walloon Productions, Walt Disney Television drama flick.

Released December 14th, 1986, 'The Christmas Star' stars Ed Asner, René Auberjonois, Jim Metzler, Susan Tyrrell The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a user score of 57 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 29 well-known users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Horace McNickle (Edward Asner) is a two-time felon serving prison time for counterfeiting. On the week before Christmas, he escapes from prison dressed as Santa Claus due to his uncanny resemblence to St. Nick resulting from his long white beard and heavyset features. McNickle hides out from the police in a nearby suburban neighborhood where he is befriended and helped by two local children who think he is the real Santa Claus. McNickle takes advantage of the kids naive ness to help him get his counterfeit money hidden somewhere in a local department store while he develops kind-hearted feelings for his two con victims that make him slowly understand the true nature of Christmas."

'The Christmas Star' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on YouTube, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Disney Plus, and Google Play Movies .