Movie
Where to Watch Formula 51 (2001) in the US
- 2001
- R
- 1h 33m
- 6.3IMDb
- 26%Rotten Tomatoes
- 23Metascore
Formula 51 is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
Elmo McElroy is a streetwise American master chemist who heads to England to sell his special new formula - a powerful, blue concoction guaranteed to take you to 'the 51st state.' McElroy's new product delivers a feeling 51 times more powerful than any thrill, any pleasure, any high in history. But his plans for a quick, profitable score go comically awry when he gets stuck in Liverpool with an unlikely escort and his ex-girlfriend and becomes entangled in a bizarre web of double-dealing and double-crosses.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Ronny Yu
- Writer
- Stel Pavlou
- Starring
- Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer
Details
- Release date
- Oct 18, 2002
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada, United States
- Box office
- $5,204,007
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Where to Watch Formula 51 (2001) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Formula 51 in the United States?
- Formula 51 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) and Shout! Factory (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Amazon MX Player (HD), Fandango at Home (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Prime Video (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, ViX (HD), and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and hoopla. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Formula 51 or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD) and Shout! Factory (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Formula 51 for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Amazon MX Player (HD), Fandango at Home (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Prime Video (HD), The Roku Channel (HD), Tubi TV, ViX (HD), and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and hoopla.
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