Where to Watch The Butterfly Lovers

Need to watch 'The Butterfly Lovers' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the -directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Butterfly Lovers' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Butterfly Lovers' right now, here are some finer points about the romance flick.

Released , 'The Butterfly Lovers' stars Xian Jiachen, Ren Zhen, Lin Xiao The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 9 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from top users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Disguised as a boy to attend school, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with a scholar, Liang Shanbo. The two searched for a way to pursue true love and break the shackles of the conservative world, but their story was destined to end in tragedy. Their love touched the heavens, and they were finally allowed to be together as a pair of butterflies. In this tale, Liang Shanbo was a righteous and kind man. When he fell in love with Zhu Yingtai, he was smitten and vowed to marry only her. However, the Zhu family was vehemently against the marriage, and soon his health gradually deteriorated until he became critically ill. Then, he died and his spirit emerged in the form of a butterfly, just like Zhu Yingtai, so that they could finally be together forever." .