Where to Watch The Time You Need a Friend

Looking to watch 'The Time You Need a Friend' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Woo-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Time You Need a Friend' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Time You Need a Friend' right now, here are some finer points about the flick.

Released , 'The Time You Need a Friend' stars Sun Yueh, David Tao, Linda Jui-Chi Liu, Hsiao Hou Tao The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 31 min, and received a user score of (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from knowledgeable users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "John Woo's melodramatic tragicomedy The Time You Need a Friend (1985) stands at the crucial crossroads in the director's career. Woo had been churning out innocuous comedies for more than a few years, and after establishing the "heroic bloodshed" genre, he'd never look back. But this tale of two comedians - estranged former pals who bury the hatchet for one last show together - blends the pathos and male-bonding of Woo's later dramas with the silliness and pratfalls that marked his early works. At their peak, Ku Ren and Shem Bien were an unstoppable screen comedy team, the undisputed stars of the silent era. But a major falling out has kept the duo offstage for decades. Despite the urgings of family and friends, Ku and Shem refuse to reconcile. As both men approach their twilight years, one last chance for a reunion presents itself in the form of a televised charity benefit. Ku Ren and Shem Bien struggle to come to terms with years of bitterness, and bring the house down once again." .