Where to Watch The Defenders: Taking the First (1998)

Yearning to watch 'The Defenders: Taking the First' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Andy Wolk-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, 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 options - along with the availability of 'The Defenders: Taking the First' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Defenders: Taking the First' right now, here are some specifics about the Paramount Television, Showtime Networks drama flick.

Released October 25th, 1998, 'The Defenders: Taking the First' stars Beau Bridges, Martha Plimpton, Jeremy London, Jordan Bridges The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 2 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "A racist provokes four teens into beating a Latino youth to death after one of his fiery speeches on a college campus. The Prestons are first called upon to defend one of the youths who gives testimony against the other three. Then, in a turnaround, the family of the murdered boy hires the Prestons to try to get a conviction against the racist." .