Where to Watch Kon-Tiki (2012) in the US

What it's about

The Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsawood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the ocean and settled on Polynesian islands. After financing the trips with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long trip across 8000 kilometers, while the world was waiting for the result of the trip. The film tells about the origin of the idea, the preparations, and the events on the trip. The "Kon-Tiki" was named after the Inca sun god, Viracocha, and "Kon-Tiki" is an old name for this god. Heyerdahl filmed the expedition, which later became the Academy Award winning documentary in 1951, and he wrote a book about the expedition that was translated into 70 languages and sold more than 50 millions copies around the world. Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times, although most anthropologists now believe they did not. Anyway he proved that it was possible by using only the materials and technologies available to those people at that time. The trip took 101 days over 4,300 miles across the Pacific Ocean before the "Kon-Tiki" crashed onto the dangerous reefs outside Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands on August 7, 1947. All crewmen survived, and the "Kon-Tiki" was taken back to Norway. She is now featured in the Kon-Tiki Museum.

Cast and crew

Director

Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg

Writer

Petter Skavlan

Starring

Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo, Gustaf Skarsgård

Details

Release date

Apr 26, 2013

Language

Norwegian, English, French, Swedish, Spanish, German, Danish

Country

United Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Sweden

Box office

$1,517,410

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 12 wins & 14 nominations total

Where to Watch Kon-Tiki (2012) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Kon-Tiki in the United States?

Kon-Tiki 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 Lionsgate+ (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Fandango at Home and Prime Video.

Can I stream Kon-Tiki or do I have to rent it in the United States?

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

Can I watch Kon-Tiki for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Fandango at Home (HD), Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).