Star Wars

Star Wars (1997) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
82

Now, before we get into the key details of how you can watch 'Star Wars' right now, here are some finer points about the Lucasfilm Ltd., 20th Century Fox adventure flick. Star Wars starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 1 min. The release date of the movie is January 31st, 1997. The movie received a user score of 82/100 on TMDb, which represents input from reviews from 21,758 platform users.

Thinking about what happens in this film? Here's the plot: "Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire."

Planning to watch 'Star Wars' on your favorite screen? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the George Lucas-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Star Wars' on each platform when they are available. 'Star Wars' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Fandango At Home, Disney+, TBS, Spectrum On Demand, Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Apple TV, TNT, Google Play Movies, FXNow, tru TV, and YouTube in the US.

'Star Wars' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on January 31st, 1997 - Buy Star Wars Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 1st, 2004 - Buy Star Wars DVD
Watch Full Movie on Digital or Stream on Demand starting November 12th, 2019

Watch 'Star Wars' In Theaters

Showtimes on January 23rd, 2026
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