Yearning to watch 'The Return of the King' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Arthur Rankin, Jr.-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 options - along with the availability of 'The Return of the King' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Return of the King' right now, here are some details about the Rankin/Bass Productions fantasy flick.
Released May 11th, 1980, 'The Return of the King' stars Orson Bean, Roddy McDowall, John Huston, Theodore Gottlieb The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 198 respected users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle."
'The Return of the King' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Max, and HBO Max Amazon Channel .
'The Return of the King' Release Dates
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September 11th, 2001
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The Lord of the Rings (Animated) Collection
A collection of the animated The Lord of the Rings movies by Rankin/Bass.
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