Want to behold the glory that is 'The Return of the King' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Jules Bass-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, 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 choices - along with the availability of 'The Return of the King' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Return of the King' right now, here are some details about the Rankin/Bass Productions, Topcraft adventure 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 collated reviews from 203 top users.
Curious to know 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 Amazon Channel, and Max .
'The Return of the King' Release Dates
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
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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