Moviefone App Coming Soon. Sign Up Now to Get Notified!
The Jerk

Where to Watch The Jerk (1979) Online

1979Movie"A rags to riches to rags story."

Watch 'The Jerk' Online

powered by JustWatch logo
US
UK
CA
AU
TR
FR
DE
IT
NL
IN

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The Jerk' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Carl Reiner-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

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 Jerk' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Jerk' right now, here are some specifics about the Universal Pictures, Aspen Film Society comedy flick.

Released December 14th, 1979, 'The Jerk' stars Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Mabel King The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 34 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 810 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "After discovering he's not really black like the rest of his family, likable dimwit Navin Johnson sets off on a hilarious misadventure that takes him from rags to riches and back again. The slaphappy jerk strikes it rich, but life in the fast lane isn't all it's cracked up to be and, in the end, all that really matters to Johnson is his true love."

'The Jerk' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, and Spectrum On Demand .

'The Jerk' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on December 14th, 1979
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting April 29th, 1998 - Buy The Jerk DVD