Where to Watch The General Online

Looking to watch 'The General' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Clyde Bruckman-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The General' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The General' right now, here are some details about the Joseph M. Schenck Productions, Buster Keaton Productions war flick.

Released January 15th, 1927, 'The General' stars Buster Keaton, Marion Mack, Glen Cavender, Jim Farley The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 19 min, and received a user score of 80 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,246 respected users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle."

'The General' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Cineverse, fuboTV, Apple TV, Microsoft Store, Cohen Media Amazon Channel, JustWatchTV, Filmzie, Fandango At Home, Darkroom, Fandor Amazon Channel, FlixFling, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Video, Kanopy, FlixHouse, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Plex, Public Domain Movies, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Shout! Factory TV, Plex Channel, MGM Plus, Tubi TV, Google Play Movies, Hoopla, and YouTube .