Where to watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) tonight
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) runs 1 h 50 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 7.1 from 1,108 TMDB members. Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges…
- Runtime
- 1 h 50 min — ends 9:50 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Released
- December 14, 1988
- TMDB rating
- 7.1 / 10 from 1,108 votes
- Director
- Frank Oz
- Starring
- Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Anton Rodgers
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is 1 h 50 min long (110 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:50 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels rated?
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is rated PG in the US.
- Is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Crime hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Dirty Rotten Scoundrels?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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