Where to watch Fear in the Night (1972) tonight
Fear in the Night (1972) runs 1 h 34 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 5.8 from 71 TMDB members. It took Peggy Heller a long time to recover from the trauma of a brutal physical assault, suffered in her youth. When she married Robert, he provided her with the love and reassurance she craved for and the two settled down in a pretty house in the grounds of the public school where Robert was a master. But the headmaster of the school is not what he seems and Peggy is convinced he means to harm her - is her fear a…
- Runtime
- 1 h 34 min — ends 9:34 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- PG (US)
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Released
- July 9, 1972
- TMDB rating
- 5.8 / 10 from 71 votes
- Director
- Jimmy Sangster
- Starring
- Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Judy Geeson, Ralph Bates
- 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), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads), Amazon MX Player (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is Fear in the Night?
- Fear in the Night is 1 h 34 min long (94 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:34 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is Fear in the Night rated?
- Fear in the Night is rated PG in the US.
- Is Fear in the Night a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Mystery and Thriller hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.
- Where can I stream Fear in the Night?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Hoopla (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads), Amazon MX Player (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 70s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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