Where to watch His Girl Friday (1940) tonight
His Girl Friday (1940) runs 1 h 32 min, is rated NR in the US and averages 7.4 from 992 TMDB members. Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paper’s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. She’s threatening to quit and settle down with a new beau, but, as Walter knows, she has a weakness: she can’t resist a juicy scoop.
- Runtime
- 1 h 32 min — ends 9:32 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- NR (US)
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance, Crime
- Released
- January 18, 1940
- TMDB rating
- 7.4 / 10 from 992 votes
- Director
- Howard Hawks
- Starring
- Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy, Gene Lockhart
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Pure Flix (subscription), Fandor Amazon Channel (subscription), Dove Amazon Channel (subscription), Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Public Domain Movies (free), Fawesome (free), Artiflix (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Cineverse (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is His Girl Friday?
- His Girl Friday is 1 h 32 min long (92 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:32 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is His Girl Friday rated?
- His Girl Friday is rated NR in the US.
- Is His Girl Friday a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Romance hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream His Girl Friday?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: fuboTV (subscription), MGM+ Amazon Channel (subscription), YouTube TV (subscription), MGM Plus (subscription), Pure Flix (subscription), Fandor Amazon Channel (subscription), Dove Amazon Channel (subscription), Great American Pure Flix Amazon Channel (subscription), Kanopy (free), Hoopla (free), FlixHouse (free), Darkroom (free), Public Domain Movies (free), Fawesome (free), Artiflix (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Cineverse (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads), Mometu (free with ads). 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
- Romantic comedies under 2 hours
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Movies for a group
- Date night movies
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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