The RiverStream and Watch Online

Yearning to watch 'The River' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Tsai Ming-liang-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The River' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The River' right now, here are some finer points about the Central Motion Picture Corporation romance flick.

Released , 'The River' stars Lee Kang-sheng, Miao Tian, Lu Yi-ching, Chen Shiang-Chyi The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 56 min, and received a user score of 67 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 68 top users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A young man develops severe neck pain after swimming in a polluted river for a movie shoot, but nobody can provide him any relief."

'The River' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Plex Channel, and Plex .