FILM
Based on the true story of one movie so bad it became infamous.
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
Directed by James Franco
Starring Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor, Alison Brie, Jacki Weaver, Paul Scheer, Zac Efron
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.
| In cinemas | 12 March 2017 |
|---|---|
| Digital release | No date listed |
| Physical release | No date listed |
| First cinema release anywhere | 12 March 2017 (Brazil and Canada) |
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.
| Country | In cinemas | Digital | Physical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 12 Mar 2017 | – | – |
| Poland | – | 26 Oct 2017 | – |
| Australia | 30 Nov 2017 | – | – |
| United Kingdom | 1 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| Ireland | 6 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| Philippines | 6 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| United States | 8 Dec 2017 | 20 Feb 2018 | 13 Mar 2018 |
| Netherlands | 21 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| Spain | 29 Dec 2017 | – | – |
| Portugal | 4 Jan 2018 | – | – |
| Hong Kong | 11 Jan 2018 | – | – |
| Romania | 12 Jan 2018 | – | – |
| Greece | 25 Jan 2018 | – | – |
| Denmark | 1 Feb 2018 | – | – |
| Germany | 1 Feb 2018 | – | – |
| Austria | – | 2 Feb 2018 | – |
| Finland | 2 Feb 2018 | – | – |
| Slovakia | 15 Feb 2018 | – | – |
| Italy | 22 Feb 2018 | – | – |
| France | 7 Mar 2018 | 7 Jul 2018 | 18 Jul 2018 |
| South Korea | – | 27 Mar 2018 | – |
| Hungary | – | 23 May 2018 | – |
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 Canada.
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