The Last Emperor (1988)Stream and Watch Online

Yearning to watch 'The Last Emperor' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Bernardo Bertolucci-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, 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 alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Last Emperor' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Last Emperor' right now, here are some finer points about the Soprofilms, TAO Film, Yanco, Recorded Picture Company history flick.

Released April 15th, 1988, 'The Last Emperor' stars John Lone, Joan Chen, Peter O'Toole, Ruocheng Ying The PG-13 movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 43 min, and received a user score of 76 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 1,664 knowledgeable users.

You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic."

'The Last Emperor' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Vudu, Criterion Channel, Apple iTunes, Amazon Video, Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel .