Where to watch Payback (1999) tonight
Payback (1999) runs 1 h 40 min, is rated R in the US and averages 6.8 from 2,124 TMDB members. With friends like these, who needs enemies? That's the question bad guy Porter is left asking after his wife and partner steal his heist money and leave him for dead -- or so they think. Five months and an endless reservoir of bitterness later, Porter's partners and the crooked cops on his tail learn how bad payback can be.
- Runtime
- 1 h 40 min — ends 9:40 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Action, Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Released
- February 5, 1999
- TMDB rating
- 6.8 / 10 from 2,124 votes
- Director
- Brian Helgeland
- Starring
- Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, David Paymer
- 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), Peacock Premium (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Peacock Premium Plus (subscription), The CW (free), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Payback?
- Payback 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 Payback rated?
- Payback is rated R in the US.
- Is Payback a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Drama 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 Payback?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Peacock Premium (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Peacock Premium Plus (subscription), The CW (free), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (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
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Dramas under 2 hours
- Movies from the 90s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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