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Where to Watch Great Expectations(1946)
“From the Vivid Pages of Charles Dickens' Masterpiece!”
Looking for where to watch Great Expectations? You can currently find Great Expectations online through fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and Criterion Channel. Availability changes often, so we separate subscription, free, rental, and purchase options below.
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
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Great Expectations (1946), directed by David Lean, is a drama film and is available to stream on 17 services in the US. It doesn't yet have widely-aggregated ratings. Released in 1946, the film is a recognisable touchstone of 1940s drama, and remains widely watched decades later.
The film stars John Mills, Valerie Hobson, and Tony Wager. At 118 minutes, it's a typical feature-length viewing. It fits comfortably into a single sitting without feeling rushed.
If you're looking to watch Great Expectations online, the best option is fuboTV for subscribers, and it's also included with HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, and Max, so subscribers to any of those services can watch without an additional rental. Prefer not to add another subscription? You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple iTunes, and FlixFling.
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- No — Great Expectations isn't streaming on Netflix. It's currently available on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max.
- Great Expectations is available to stream on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max in the US.
- No — Great Expectations isn't streaming on Prime Video. It's currently available on fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max.
- Yes — Great Expectations is available to stream for free (with ads) on Fawesome, Artiflix, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Mometu, Tubi, and it's also included with fuboTV, HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, FlixFling, Max.
- Great Expectations runs 1h 58m (118 minutes total).
- Critic ratings for Great Expectations aren't available yet.
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