Need to watch 'The Reader' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Stephen Daldry-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.
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 Reader' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Reader' right now, here are some finer points about the The Weinstein Company, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Mirage Enterprises, Studio Babelsberg, ARD, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung drama flick.
Released December 10th, 2008, 'The Reader' stars Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Lena Olin The R movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 4 min, and received a user score of 75 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 2,958 top users.
You probably already know what the movie's about, but just in case... Here's the plot: "The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom."
'The Reader' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on The Roku Channel, Amazon Video, Vudu, BritBox, Plex, Kanopy, Apple iTunes, BritBox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hoopla, AMC on Demand, Tubi TV, and Britbox Apple TV Channel .
'The Reader' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on January 30th, 2009
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
April 14th, 2009
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