Where to Watch The General Online

Looking to watch 'The General' on your TV or mobile device at home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Boorman-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, 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 options - 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 specifics about the Merlin Films, J & M, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland drama flick.

Released May 1st, 1998, 'The General' stars Brendan Gleeson, Adrian Dunbar, Sean McGinley, Maria Doyle Kennedy The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 111 top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "The real-life story of Dublin folk hero and criminal Martin Cahill, who pulled off two daring robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the police, the I.R.A., the U.V.F., and members of his own team."

'The General' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Tubi TV, Plex Channel, The Roku Channel, and Pluto TV .