Where to Watch The Serpent and the Rainbow Online

Yearning to watch 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Wes Craven-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' right now, here are some finer points about the Universal Pictures horror flick.

Released February 5th, 1988, 'The Serpent and the Rainbow' stars Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield The R 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 500 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural."

'The Serpent and the Rainbow' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on YouTube, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Microsoft Store, Apple iTunes, and Amazon Video .