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How to Watch ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Online: Where Can You Stream James Cameron’s Sequel?
The latest installment in the blockbuster saga is now streaming online, starring Kate Winslet, Zoe Saldaña, and Sam Worthington
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It’s time to return to Pandora. Moviegoers who watched the original Avatar movie when it premiered in theaters back in 2009 can finally see the follow-up to the highest-grossing movie in history at home. James Cameron’s epic sequel, Avatar 2, or more officially called Avatar: The Way of Water, arrived in theaters on Dec. 16, and it’s the second and highly anticipated chapter in a multi-movie franchise. Now, the Oscar-winning film has made its way to your screens at home. Fans can now stream Avatar: The Way of Water on Max, HBO’s rebranded streaming platform, or buy the digital version of Avatar: The Way of Water on Prime Video and Vudu.
Buy Avatar: The Way of Water $19.99
The action blockbuster stars Sam Worthington, who returns as Jake Sully, and Zoe Saldaña, once again playing Na’vi Neytiri, as well as Sigourney Weaver (Dr. Grace Augustine) and Stephen Lang (Colonel Miles Quaritch). The Way of Water‘s cast also includes new additions, including Oscar winner Kate Winslet.
“The Way of Water is like its predecessor: sincere to the point of being brash, wide-armed and open-hearted toward the world it loves and vengefully, comically violent toward the people who arrive to destroy that world,” K. Austin Collins wrote in the Rolling Stone movie review of Cameron’s sequel.
“It’s a better movie than the first outing because Cameron lets things get weirder, wilder. He dwells on details that most streamlined modern blockbusters, even some of the most bloated among them, do not dare.”
While Avatar fans can now stream Avatar: The Way of Water on Max, they might have to wait a little longer to explore the world of Pandora on Blu-ray or DVD — no official release date for those formats has been announced yet. Here’s where you can watch the new Avatar movie online from the comfort of your own couch.
How to Watch Avatar 2: Where to Stream The Way of Water Online
For now, the only way you can watch Avatar: The Way of Water is to stream it with a Max subscription, which costs $9.99/month for new subscribers. (Get your Max subscription here.) You can also purchase the movie digitally on Prime Video. Prime members can also test out a Max subscription with a 7-day free trial, before paying $15.99/month.
Buy Avatar: The Way of Water $19.99
How to Watch Avatar (2009) Online
If you haven’t seen the original Avatar, or you want to catch up on the story before watching The Way of Water, you can watch the 2009 film online right now on a variety of platforms. Those who have a Disney+ subscription can stream the original Avatar movie at home. Disney+ doesn’t offer a free trial, but a subscription costs as low as $7.99/month for the ad-supported plan, or $10.99/month for the ad-free package.
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Another way to stream the first Avatar movie online is through Prime Video. You can currently rent the movie in HD for $3.99, or purchase it for $14.99.
Streaming isn’t your only option for watching Avatar at home. The adventure flick is also available to buy on Blu-ray and DVD through Amazon.
In Rolling Stone‘s review of the first film, Peter Travers wrote that Avatar “extends the possibilities of what movies can do. Cameron’s talent may just be as big as his dreams.”
Avatar 2: The Way of Water: Release Date, Rating, Runtime, Plot
Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water premiered in theaters nationwide Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Moviegoers can check their local showtimes and buy tickets online now on sites like Fandango, though it doesn’t look like it’s currently playing in most theaters at the time of this writing. The epic sequel previously played in IMAX, 3D, and on standard theater screens.
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If you’re trying to plan when to go get more popcorn, Avatar: The Way of Water‘s runtime clocks in at around three hours, 10 minutes long, and is rated PG-13.
According to the film’s official synopsis, Avatar 2 picks up over a decade after the original, and “begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go to keep each other safe, the battles they fight to stay alive, and the tragedies they endure.”