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Where to Watch Harold and Maude (1971) in the US
- 1971
- PG
- 1h 31m
- 7.8IMDb
- 86%Rotten Tomatoes
- 62Metascore
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What it's about
Young adult Harold Chasen, solitary and friendless by choice, is obsessed with death, this fascination manifesting itself in he staging his own fake suicides, driving a hearse and attending funerals, even of people he doesn't know, all to the chagrin of his exasperated wealthy mother with whom he lives. Mrs. Chasen is determined for Harold to be "normal", including her sending him into therapy to deal with his issues and finding him a girlfriend through a computer dating service. It is at a series of funerals that Harold meets Maude, on the cusp of her eightieth birthday, she who too attends funerals of strangers. Unlike Harold, Maude is obsessed with life - her own life to be more precise - she does whatever she wants to please herself, damned what others may think or how they may be affected. Since she can't take material possessions with her, she is more interested in experiences, with whatever material possessions she has - often "borrowed" without asking - only to further those experiences. Their friendship is initially based on how the other can further their own priority. But as Maude shows Harold how to truly live, Harold falls in love with her. Their relationship, already limited in time by the sheer math, is curtailed even more as Maude shows him only not how to live well, but die well.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Hal Ashby
- Writer
- Colin Higgins
- Starring
- Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles
Details
- Release date
- Dec 20, 1971
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award3 wins & 3 nominations total
Where to Watch Harold and Maude (1971) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Harold and Maude in the United States?
- Harold and Maude is available free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Harold and Maude or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Harold and Maude for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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