Where to watch Blow Out (1981) tonight
Blow Out (1981) runs 1 h 48 min, is rated R in the US and averages 7.3 from 1,799 TMDB members. While recording sound effects for a slasher flick, Jack Terry stumbles upon a real-life horror: a car careening off a bridge and into a river. Jack jumps into the water and fishes out Sally from the car, but the other passenger is already dead — a governor intending to run for president. As Jack does some investigating of his tapes, and starts a perilous romance with Sally, he enters a tangled web of conspiracy that…
- Runtime
- 1 h 48 min — ends 9:48 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- Released
- July 24, 1981
- TMDB rating
- 7.3 / 10 from 1,799 votes
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Starring
- John Travolta, Nancy Allen, John Lithgow, Dennis Franz
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-04: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Blow Out?
- Blow Out is 1 h 48 min long (108 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:48 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Blow Out rated?
- Blow Out is rated R in the US.
- Is Blow Out a good movie to watch with a group?
- Good for a small group that will pay attention. Crime and Mystery keep a room quiet in the good way: phones down, guesses out loud. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream Blow Out?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-04: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Hoopla (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (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
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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