Where to watch Southern Comfort (1981) tonight
Southern Comfort (1981) runs 1 h 46 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.8 from 377 TMDB members. A squad of National Guards on an isolated weekend exercise in the Louisiana swamp must fight for their lives when they anger local Cajuns by stealing their canoes. Without live ammunition and in a strange country, their experience begins to mirror the Vietnam experience.
- Runtime
- 1 h 46 min — ends 9:46 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Thriller, Action
- Released
- September 24, 1981
- TMDB rating
- 6.8 / 10 from 377 votes
- Director
- Walter Hill
- Starring
- Keith Carradine, Powers Boothe, Fred Ward, Franklyn Seales
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Questions people ask
- How long is Southern Comfort?
- Southern Comfort is 1 h 46 min long (106 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:46 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Southern Comfort rated?
- Southern Comfort is rated R in the US.
- Is Southern Comfort a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Thriller and Action 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 Southern Comfort?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Howdy Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads), Amazon MX Player (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
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