Watership Down

Watership Down (1978) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
72

Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'Watership Down' right now, here are some specifics about the Nepenthe Productions, Watership Productions adventure flick. Watership Down starring John Hurt, Richard Briers, Michael Graham Cox, John Bennett has a PG rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 32 min. The release date of the movie is October 31st, 1978. The movie received a user score of 72/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 660 engaged users.

Want the short version of the plot? Here's the plot: "When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven."

Ready to press play on 'Watership Down' right from your couch? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Martin Rosen-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Watership Down' on each platform when they are available. 'Watership Down' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, YouTube, HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, and Criterion Channel in the US.

'Watership Down' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on October 31st, 1978 - Buy Watership Down Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting March 26th, 2002 - Buy Watership Down DVD

Watch 'Watership Down' In Theaters

1198.5 mi.

AFS Cinema

Showtimes on January 25th, 2026
3:45pm