Where to Watch The Deer Hunter
- EllisJuly 24, 2026I attempted to watch this movie twice before many decades ago. I finally watched it in its entirety. Now I fully understand why I didn't feel it the first two times. The acting is atrocious, and the storyline focuses way too much on the Russian roulette scenes. Parts are just not believable, and the acting is so bad that you can't really connect with the characters. There was too much time spent on the wedding scene and adult male silliness. This movie makes various "must see movie" lists because nearly all the cast became famous actors later, not because of the quality of the movie. This is a movie you watch to say "I have seen it" not to be entertained.
- Jay Marie BaileyMay 2, 2026Cinematography at its very best. It is a dark and difficult watch but gives probably the closest experience to how life affecting war can be
- thehave1March 23, 2026It all starts at wedding party, but Vietnam is in their future and all the love in the world will not save them. Beautiful, horrible, heroic, sinful, love and desperation,but mostly friendship. One of the best films about a war that could not be explained, superb acting, devastating scenes, a captivating story.
- CubaneJanuary 7, 2026A diehard commitment to no exposition and some seriously odd pacing bury the lead a bit in this otherwise brilliant and disquieting film about the consequences of war on the people forced to endure it.
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The Deer Hunter was released on December 8, 1978.
The Deer Hunter was directed by Michael Cimino.
The Deer Hunter has a runtime of 3h 3m.
The Deer Hunter was produced by Barry Spikings, Michael Deeley, Michael Cimino, John Peverall.
The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.
The key characters in The Deer Hunter are Michael Vronsky (Robert De Niro), Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich (Christopher Walken), Stan (John Cazale).
The Deer Hunter is rated R.
The Deer Hunter is a Drama, War film.
The Deer Hunter has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
The Deer Hunter had a budget of $15M.
The Deer Hunter has made $49M at the box office.