How long is Heavy Traffic?

Heavy Traffic is 1 h 17 min long (77 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:17 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.

What is Heavy Traffic rated?

Heavy Traffic is rated NC-17 in the US.

Where can I stream Heavy Traffic?

As of 2026-11-06, 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).

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Heavy Traffic (1973) runs 1 h 17 min, is rated NC-17 in the US and averages 6.5 from 90 TMDB members. A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her…

Runtime: 1 h 17 min — ends 9:17 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
Rated: NC-17 (US)
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Released: August 8, 1973
TMDB rating: 6.5 / 10 from 90 votes
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Joseph Kaufmann, Beverly Hope Atkinson, Frank De Kova, Terry Haven
Language: English

Good for a group? Yes — a crowd movie.Animation and Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated NC-17 in the US — check who is in the room.

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How long is Heavy Traffic?: Heavy Traffic is 1 h 17 min long (77 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:17 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
What is Heavy Traffic rated?: Heavy Traffic is rated NC-17 in the US.
Is Heavy Traffic a good movie to watch with a group?: Yes — a crowd movie. Animation and Comedy hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated NC-17 in the US — check who is in the room.
Where can I stream Heavy Traffic?: As of 2026-11-06, 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).

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