Where to watch The System (2022) tonight
The System (2022) runs 1 h 37 min, is rated R in the US and averages 7.3 from 165 TMDB members. When a young soldier, newly returned from war, gets caught up in a drug bust, he is recruited by the authorities to go undercover in a notoriously dangerous prison in order to figure out what is really going on.
- Runtime
- 1 h 37 min — ends 9:37 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Released
- October 28, 2022
- TMDB rating
- 7.3 / 10 from 165 votes
- Director
- Dallas Jackson
- Starring
- Tyrese Gibson, Terrence Howard, Jeremy Piven, Lil Yachty
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-06: Philo (subscription), Starz Amazon Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Starz Apple TV channel (subscription), Starz Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free).
Questions people ask
- How long is The System?
- The System is 1 h 37 min long (97 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:37 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The System rated?
- The System is rated R in the US.
- Is The System a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Crime hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The System?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-06: Philo (subscription), Starz Amazon Channel (subscription), Starz (subscription), Starz Apple TV channel (subscription), Starz Roku Premium Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 2020s
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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