Where to watch The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) tonight
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) runs 1 h 36 min, is rated G in the US and averages 6.5 from 209 TMDB members. Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
- Runtime
- 1 h 36 min — ends 9:36 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- G (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Released
- January 20, 1961
- TMDB rating
- 6.5 / 10 from 209 votes
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Starring
- Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Keenan Wynn, Tommy Kirk
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Disney Plus (subscription).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Absent-Minded Professor?
- The Absent-Minded Professor is 1 h 36 min long (96 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:36 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Absent-Minded Professor rated?
- The Absent-Minded Professor is rated G in the US.
- Is The Absent-Minded Professor a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Family hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream The Absent-Minded Professor?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: Disney Plus (subscription). 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
- Family movies under 100 minutes
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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- Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
- Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
- Now You See Him, Now You Don't (1972)
- Freaky Friday (1976)
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