Where to watch Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) tonight
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) runs 1 h 18 min and averages 6.5 from 162 TMDB members. A wax sculptor opens a new museum years after he is severely injured during a fire that destroyed his original collection. The disappearance of both people and corpses coincides with this grand reopening and leads a reporter to start investigating.
- Runtime
- 1 h 18 min — ends 9:18 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery
- Released
- February 18, 1933
- TMDB rating
- 6.5 / 10 from 162 votes
- Director
- Michael Curtiz
- Starring
- Lionel Atwill, Glenda Farrell, Allen Vincent, Fay Wray
- Language
- English
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), TCM (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), Plex (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Mystery of the Wax Museum?
- Mystery of the Wax Museum is 1 h 18 min long (78 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:18 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Mystery of the Wax Museum rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for Mystery of the Wax Museum.
- Is Mystery of the Wax Museum a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Horror and Mystery hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Mystery of the Wax Museum?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: HBO Max Amazon Channel (subscription), TCM (subscription), HBO Max (subscription), 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
- Horror movies under 90 minutes
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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