FILM

Bronson (2009)

Name: Bronson
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Released: 2009-03-13
Duration: 92 min
Cast: Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance, Kelly Adams, Katy Barker

Film · 2009 · 92 min · R · Drama · Action · Crime

The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.

A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter ego, Charles Bronson.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn

Starring Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance, Kelly Adams, Katy Barker, Amanda Burton, Andrew Forbes, Jon House

See it in your cinema ＋▷ Watch trailer

When and where to watch in the United States

Released in cinemas in the United States on 9 October 2009.
JustWatch lists it streaming with a subscription on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Dox Amazon Channel and 2 more.
JustWatch lists it to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and 3 more.

From TMDB release dates and JustWatch offers, as listed on 17 October 2026. Both change often; a missing date or offer means none is listed yet.

Release dates in the United States

In cinemas	9 October 2009
Digital release	No date listed
Physical release	No date listed
Premiere or festival screening	19 January 2009 · Sundance Film Festival
First cinema release anywhere	13 March 2009 (Denmark, Finland, Ireland and 3 more)

Dates come from TMDB and can change. The digital date is the first rental, purchase or streaming date and does not confirm a launch on a particular service; the physical date does not confirm a Blu-ray or 4K edition. Both are often added closer to release.

Release dates in 10 other countries

Country	In cinemas	Digital	Physical
Denmark	13 Mar 2009	–	–
Finland	13 Mar 2009	–	–
Ireland	13 Mar 2009	–	–
Norway	13 Mar 2009	–	–
Sweden	13 Mar 2009	–	–
United Kingdom	13 Mar 2009	–	–
Australia	–	–	12 Feb 2010
Netherlands	–	–	20 Apr 2010
Japan	–	5 Dec 2012	–
South Korea	14 Jul 2021	29 Jul 2021	–

Every release in the United States this month · digital · physical

On streaming services in the United States

Peacock (subscription): available; first detected on Peacock on Friday 16 October (it may have arrived earlier)

From our streaming checks, last checked 17 Oct, 01:53 EDT. "Expected" dates come from availability data, not the service; a "first detected" date is when a check first found it there, not its release date. See streaming releases this week in the United States.