Where to watch Foreign Correspondent (1940) tonight

Foreign Correspondent (1940) runs 2 h and averages 7.0 from 473 TMDB members. American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

Runtime

2 h — ends 10:00 pm if you start at 8:00 pm

Rated

no US certification listed

Genres

Thriller, Mystery, Action

Released

August 16, 1940

TMDB rating

7.0 / 10 from 473 votes

Director

Alfred Hitchcock

Starring

Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders

Language

English

Where to watch it tonight

Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), Criterion Channel (subscription), TCM (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).

Questions people ask

How long is Foreign Correspondent?

Foreign Correspondent is 2 h long (120 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 10:00 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.

What is Foreign Correspondent rated?

TMDB lists no US age certification for Foreign Correspondent.

Is Foreign Correspondent a good movie to watch with a group?

Yes — a crowd movie. Thriller and Mystery hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.

Where can I stream Foreign Correspondent?

In the US, as of 2026-11-05: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), Philo (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), Criterion Channel (subscription), TCM (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Mometu (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
• Mystery movies under 2 hours
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