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The Blues Brothers

The Blues Brothers (1980) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
77

In the mood for 'The Blues Brothers' tonight? Here are platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can start watching sooner. Right now in the US, 'The Blues Brothers' is available to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription on Prime Video, Prime Video with Ads, Prime Video, Apple TV Store, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.

Here are a few important points to remember about the Universal Pictures action flick. The Blues Brothers starring Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, James Brown, Cab Calloway has a R rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 13 min. The release date of the movie is June 16th, 1980. The movie received a user score of 77/100 on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 4,487 active users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home where he and his brother Elwood were raised."

'The Blues Brothers' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 16th, 1980
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 9th, 1998 - Buy The Blues Brothers DVD

The Blues Brothers Movies

The Blues Brothers is a 1980 American musical crime comedy film directed by John Landis. It stars John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd as "Joliet" Jake and Elwood Blues, characters developed from "The Blues Brothers" musical sketch on the NBC variety series Saturday Night Live. The 1998 sequel, Blues Brothers 2000, had similar traits to the original, including large car-chase scenes and musical numbers. Landis returned to direct the film and Aykroyd reprised his role, joining John Goodman, Joe Morton, and 10-year-old J. Evan Bonifant as the new Blues Brothers.