Where to watch Patlabor: The Movie (1989) tonight
Patlabor: The Movie (1989) runs 1 h 40 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 6.9 from 199 TMDB members. A mysterious suicide and a series of unmanned robot run-aways sparks off a Police investigation into the suspicious software on-board thousands of industrial robots around Tokyo.
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min — ends 9:40 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Action, Animation, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Released
- July 15, 1989
- TMDB rating
- 6.9 / 10 from 199 votes
- Director
- Mamoru Oshii
- Starring
- Mina Tominaga, Toshio Furukawa, Ryusuke Ohbayashi, Yoshiko Sakakibara
- Language
- Japanese
- Original title
- 機動警察パトレイバー 劇場版
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. As of 2026-11-08, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US.
Questions people ask
- How long is Patlabor: The Movie?
- Patlabor: The Movie is 1 h 40 min long (100 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:40 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Patlabor: The Movie rated?
- Patlabor: The Movie is rated NR in the US.
- Is Patlabor: The Movie a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Animation hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Patlabor: The Movie?
- As of 2026-11-08, TMDB lists no streaming option for it in the US. 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
- Sci-fi movies under 2 hours
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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