Where to watch Dark Star (1974) tonight
Dark Star (1974) runs 1 h 23 min, is rated G in the US and averages 6.0 from 689 TMDB members. A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to question the meaning of its existence.
- Runtime
- 1 h 23 min — ends 9:23 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- G (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Science Fiction
- Released
- March 30, 1974
- TMDB rating
- 6.0 / 10 from 689 votes
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Starring
- Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm, Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Cultpix (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Bloodstream (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Dark Star?
- Dark Star is 1 h 23 min long (83 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:23 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Dark Star rated?
- Dark Star is rated G in the US.
- Is Dark Star a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Science Fiction hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Dark Star?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Cultpix (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Bloodstream (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Xumo Play (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
- Comedies under 100 minutes
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 70s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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