Where to Watch Around the Fire (2023) in the US

What it's about

The deeply resonant story of a boy named Simon Harris (DEVON SAWA) who, despite being raised in an upper-class Manhattan household with all its privileges---and restrictions---is haunted by the mysterious circumstances surrounding his mother's death. In Simon's eyes, his high-powered businessman father Matt (BILL SMITROVICH) wasted no time in marrying his stepmother Lauren (LISA BURGETT), a woman with a perfect facade whom he suspects of having an affair with Matt long before his mother's demise. When Simon is sent away to boarding school in preparation to attend Princeton, he meets Andrew (ERIC MABIUS), the resident stoner, who introduces him to marijuana and LSD, and immerses him into a whole new world populated by dreamers, artists, Utopians, flower children, and partiers who spend the better part of their lives "on tour" at music festivals. Simon does not fit in at his boarding school but is deeply moved by the beauty and freedom of these people, and feels they are the family he has always sought. At his very first concert Simon meets Jennifer (TARA REID), a beautiful young hippie to whom he is immediately attracted; Trace (COLMAN DOMINGO), a hipster on the road less traveled who immediately bonds with him; and Kevin (HENRI LUBATTI), a champion of the "seize the day" ethic---who is dying of AIDS. He lives in a van, following a band called "Uncle Pants and the Slow Drain" on tour for a while after he graduates. As Simon delves deeper into this new-found free-spirited lifestyle, he faces an inevitable conflict not only with the life his father has planned for him, but also with the self-destructive emotional turmoil deep within. Struggling to come to terms with these conflicts, Simon makes a series of bad decisions including taking too much LSD at a concert and freaking out. He then gets arrested, which land him in a strict drug rehab program run by a street-smart, yet caring woman named Kate (CHARLAYNE WOODARD). It is here that Simon is made to take a look at himself in an honest light and to learn that until he finds out what is right for him, his chances for happiness will be fleeting at best. Simon is able to reconcile with his dad.

Cast and crew

Director

John Jacobsen

Writer

John W. Comerford, Tommy Rosen

Starring

Devon Sawa, Bill Smitrovich, Tara Reid

Details

Release date

Apr 4, 2023

Language

English

Country

United States

Awards

1 win total

Where to Watch Around the Fire (2023) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Around the Fire in the United States?

Around the Fire is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Free Movies Plus, Prime Video (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and hoopla. Rent the movie on Fandango at Home and Prime Video.

Can I stream Around the Fire or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD). Rent the movie on Fandango at Home and Prime Video.

Can I watch Around the Fire for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Free Movies Plus, Prime Video (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and hoopla.