Where to watch The Fifth Cord (1971) tonight
The Fifth Cord (1971) runs 1 h 33 min and averages 6.6 from 80 TMDB members. A journalist finds himself on the trail of a murderer who's been targeting people around him, while the police are considering him a suspect in their investigation.
- Runtime
- 1 h 33 min — ends 9:33 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- no US certification listed
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller, Horror
- Released
- August 17, 1971
- TMDB rating
- 6.6 / 10 from 80 votes
- Director
- Luigi Bazzoni
- Starring
- Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss, Edmund Purdom
- Language
- Italian
- Original title
- Giornata nera per l'ariete
Where to watch it tonight
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Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-08: AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), FlixFling (subscription), IndieFlix (subscription), Midnight Pulp (subscription), Full Moon Amazon Channel (subscription), IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel (subscription), ARROW (subscription), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Cineverse (free with ads), Tubi TV (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Fifth Cord?
- The Fifth Cord is 1 h 33 min long (93 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 9:33 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.
- What is The Fifth Cord rated?
- TMDB lists no US age certification for The Fifth Cord.
- Is The Fifth Cord 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 The Fifth Cord?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-08: AMC+ Amazon Channel (subscription), FlixFling (subscription), IndieFlix (subscription), Midnight Pulp (subscription), Full Moon Amazon Channel (subscription), IndieFlix Shorts Amazon Channel (subscription), ARROW (subscription), Darkroom (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Fandango at Home Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Cineverse (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
- Thrillers under 100 minutes
- Mystery movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 70s
- Movies for a group
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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