Where to Watch The Day After (1983) Online

Want to watch 'The Day After' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Nicholas Meyer-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Day After' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Day After' right now, here are some details about the ABC Circle Films science fiction flick.

Released November 20th, 1983, 'The Day After' stars Jason Robards, JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Cullum The NR movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 7 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 374 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter." .