Where to watch The Protector (1985) tonight
The Protector (1985) runs 1 h 34 min, is rated R in the US and averages 5.9 from 216 TMDB members. Billy Wong is a New York City cop whose partner is gunned down during a robbery. Billy and his new partner, Danny Garoni, are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter, Laura Shapiro, is kidnapped. The Federal authorities suspect that Laura's father is involved with Mr. Ko, a Hong Kong drug kingpin, so the NYC police commissioner sends the two cops to Hong Kong to investigate.
- Runtime
- 1 h 34 min — ends 9:34 pm if you start at 8:00 pm
- Rated
- R (US)
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Released
- June 15, 1985
- TMDB rating
- 5.9 / 10 from 216 votes
- Director
- James Glickenhaus
- Starring
- Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Roy Chiao, Sandy Alexander
- 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), fuboTV (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Tencent Video (subscription), The CW (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads).
Questions people ask
- How long is The Protector?
- The Protector 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 The Protector rated?
- The Protector is rated R in the US.
- Is The Protector a good movie to watch with a group?
- Yes — a crowd movie. Action and Crime hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on. Rated R in the US — check who is in the room.
- Where can I stream The Protector?
- In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Amazon Prime Video (subscription), fuboTV (subscription), Amazon Prime Video with Ads (subscription), Shout! Factory Amazon Channel (subscription), Tencent Video (subscription), The CW (free), Fawesome (free), The Roku Channel (free with ads), Pluto TV (free with ads), Shout! Factory TV (free with ads), YouTube Free (free with ads), Plex (free with ads), Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads (free with ads), Xumo Play (free with ads). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).
Lists it could be on
- Action movies under 2 hours
- Crime movies under 2 hours
- Movies from the 80s
- The most-rated movies on TMDB
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