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The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows (1959) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
80

Wondering where to stream 'The 400 Blows' at home? Below, you’ll find platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. As of now in the US, 'The 400 Blows' is available on HBO Max Amazon Channel, TCM, HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Apple TV Store, Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Kanopy to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.

Here are some helpful extras before you press play about the Les Films du Carrosse, Sédif Productions drama flick. The 400 Blows starring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Georges Flamant has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min. The release date of the movie is November 16th, 1959. The movie received a user score of 80/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 2,285 active users.

Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures."

'The 400 Blows' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on November 16th, 1959
Watch Full Movie on Digital or Stream on Demand starting December 22nd, 2025

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Movies

The release of François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows in 1959 shook world cinema to its foundations. The now-classic portrait of troubled adolescence introduced a major new director in the cinematic landscape and was an inaugural gesture of the revolutionary French New Wave. But The 400 Blows did not only introduce the world to its precocious director—it also unveiled his indelible creation: Antoine Doinel. Initially patterned closely after Truffaut himself, the Doinel character (played by the irrepressible and iconic Jean-Pierre Léaud) reappeared in four subsequent films that knowingly portrayed his myriad frustrations and romantic entanglements from his stormy teens through marriage, children, divorce, and adulthood.