Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'Halloween' right now, here are some important things to know about the Compass International Pictures, Falcon International Productions, Miracle Films horror flick. Halloween starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P. J. Soles has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min. The release date of the movie is October 27th, 1978. The movie received a user score of 76/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 5,994 verified users.
Ready to dive into the plot? Here's the plot: "Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again."
Ready to press play on 'Halloween' on any device you have handy? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.
Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Halloween' on each platform when they are available. 'Halloween' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Fandango At Home, YouTube, Shudder, AMC+ Amazon Channel, IndieFlix, Prime Video, Plex Channel, Shudder Amazon Channel, Apple TV, Cultpix, Xumo Play, Shudder Apple TV Channel, fuboTV, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , Plex, AMC+, and Google Play Movies in the US.
'Halloween' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 27th, 1978
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
November 12th, 1997
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Halloween Collection
Halloween is a horror film series that consists of slasher films focused on the fictional character of Michael Myers. Michael's killings occur on the holiday of Halloween, on which all of the films primarily take place.

















