‘The Furious’ Is in Theaters Right Now — Here’s When It Hits Streaming and Where to Watch It

The martial arts action film ‘The Furious’ has landed in theaters and the buzz is almost impossible to ignore. Directed by Kenji Tanigaki, the Hong Kong production stars Xie Miao and Joe Taslim in a relentless action showdown that has already drawn massive praise from critics, including a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score ahead of release. For fans who missed opening weekend or want to know when they can catch it from their couch, here is everything you need to know about where and when to watch ‘The Furious.’

Rotten Tomatoes critics describe the film as detonating into a relentless, blood-soaked spectacle of breathtakingly inventive martial arts choreography, calling it a brutal, balletic action extravaganza under Tanigaki’s direction. That kind of consensus tends to move audiences, and the word-of-mouth energy surrounding ‘The Furious’ has been building since well before its North American theatrical debut.

‘The Furious’ Theatrical Release and Where to Buy Tickets

‘The Furious’ opened in U.S. theaters on June 12, with Lionsgate Films handling distribution. The film carries an R rating and runs for just under two hours. For anyone looking to see it on the big screen right now, ticketing is widely available.

Tickets for ‘The Furious’ in the United States can be purchased through Fandango, Atom Tickets, Cinemark, Cinepolis Cinemas, Harkins Theatres, and Marcus Theatres. That broad distribution means most major theater chains are carrying it, giving audiences across the country easy access to one of the more talked-about action releases of the summer.

The Wrap called it one of the best fight movies of the 21st century, praising Tanigaki’s ability to film his acrobatic fighters and highlight their uncanny ability to wail on each other in new, gut-wrenching ways. That kind of critical enthusiasm for a mid-budget martial arts film is genuinely rare and worth paying attention to.

The ‘The Furious’ Streaming Release Date

As of June 12, no streaming platform has made ‘The Furious’ available online, with checks across more than 350 services confirming no current streaming offer exists. So right now, theaters are the only option.

Based on the pattern of recent Lionsgate releases such as ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t,’ ‘The Long Walk,’ and ‘Michael,’ which all landed on digital platforms roughly one month after their theatrical openings, ‘The Furious’ could become available to rent or buy digitally in mid-to-late July. That is the most reliable window audiences can currently plan around for home viewing.

A DVD and Blu-ray release for ‘The Furious’ is also expected sometime in August. Physical media enthusiasts will have that as another avenue, though the digital window is almost certain to open first.

Will ‘The Furious’ Stream on STARZ, Prime Video, or Peacock?

The streaming home for ‘The Furious’ is genuinely complicated right now due to several overlapping deals. Lionsgate and STARZ have an extended multi-year output agreement that gives STARZ exclusive first-run pay TV and streaming rights to Lionsgate theatrical releases, meaning ‘The Furious’ would typically land there first.

However, Lionsgate’s deal with Amazon also gives Prime Video an exclusive streaming window for the studio’s theatrical slate starting with the current release year.

Making things even less clear, Lionsgate’s film ‘Greenland 2: Migration’ debuted on HBO Max rather than STARZ, and Lionsgate also holds a separate agreement that brings titles to Peacock during a later Pay 2 window through Comcast. The short version is that ‘The Furious’ could land on STARZ, Prime Video, Peacock, or even HBO Max when it does arrive on streaming, and no official announcement has been made yet.

What Makes ‘The Furious’ Worth the Watch

One of the standout qualities of ‘The Furious’ is its pan-Asian production background, with the story set in an unnamed but palpably corrupt country where English is used as the lingua franca. That choice gives the film a stateless, almost mythic quality that sets it apart from most Western action releases.

The film’s cast reads like a who’s who of contemporary Asian action cinema. Xie Miao, who starred alongside Jet Li in classics including ‘The New Legend of Shaolin,’ plays the desperate father Wang Wei, while Joe Taslim of ‘The Raid: Redemption’ portrays journalist Navin. The ensemble also includes Thai action star Jeeja Yanin, Indonesian martial artist Yayan Ruhian, Japanese-American fighter Joey Iwanaga, and rising star Brian Le.

The film enlisted Kensuke Sonomura, the action director behind the ‘Baby Assassins’ films, to handle choreography, and his distinctive style involving a great deal of sliding on the ground and unpredictable changes in rhythm shines through at a scale much larger than his previous work. The result, critics agree, is something that feels both deeply rooted in the tradition of Hong Kong action cinema and genuinely new.

The Road to Theaters: TIFF Premiere and Critical Reception

‘The Furious’ had its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, and received generally positive reviews from critics. The TIFF debut gave the film early momentum and helped establish its reputation as a serious contender in the action space long before it reached North American multiplexes.

The film was produced by Hong Kong’s Bill Kong, who also produced ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,’ with Edko Films financing and handling distribution in Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China, while XYZ Films manages world sales outside those territories. That pedigree gave the project serious industry credibility from the start.

Influential electronic musician, producer, and filmmaker Flying Lotus signed on to contribute to the soundtrack, adding yet another distinctive creative layer to what was already a notably ambitious production. With a score from Flying Lotus, fight choreography from Sonomura, and direction from Tanigaki, ‘The Furious’ stacks creative talent in a way that few action films at this budget level manage to pull off.

If you have already seen ‘The Furious’ in theaters, or if you are waiting to stream it the moment it becomes available, tell us in the comments which platform you are hoping it lands on and whether you think this cast has enough chemistry to justify a sequel.