When Is Acclaimed Historical Epic ‘The Brutalist’ Coming To Streaming?

The Brutalist—Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’ award-winning historical epic from director Brady Corbet is playing in theaters. When can viewers expect to stream it at home?

Rated R, The Brutalist—which runs 3 hours and 34 minutes with an intermission—opened in theaters on Dec. 20 to qualify for awards consideration for films released in 2024.

The logline for The Brutalist reads, “When a visionary architect and his wife flee post-war Europe in 1947 to rebuild their legacy and witness the birth of modern United States, their lives are changed forever by a mysterious, wealthy client.”

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Brody stars as László Toth, a Hungarian Jewish visionary of Brutalist architecture who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to America to begin his new life. The Brutalist also stars Felicity Jones as László’s life, Erzsébet (Felicity Jones), Alessandro Nivola as László’s cousin, Attila, and Guy Pearce as Harrison Lee Van Buren a wealthy industrialist who employs the architect.

Right now, the only way you can see The Brutalist is in theaters, so check local listings for showtimes. Following the film’s awards-qualifying opening before expanding to 68 North American theaters on Jan. 10 and 338 theaters on Jan. 17. The Brutalist will expand to theaters nationwide on Friday.

When The Brutalist comes to the home entertainment market, its first stop will be digital video via premium video on demand.

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While some studios take a wait-and-see approach to see how their films perform in theaters before coming to PVOD, others like The Brutalist’s studio A24 have more of a set pattern, which is about a month after its films open in theaters.

For example, A24’s horror thriller Heretic—starring Hugh Grant—opened in theaters on Nov. 8, 2024. On Dec. 10, just over a month later, Heretic became available for purchase or rental on PVOD.

Additionally, A24’s romantic drama We Live in Time, which expanded to theaters nationwide on Oct. 25, 2024, after opening in limited release on Oct. 11, arrived on PVOD on Nov. 29.

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Since A24’s films have about a one-month window from when they open wide in theaters, viewers can expect The Brutalist to debut on PVOD sometime around Tuesday, Feb. 25, or Friday, Feb. 28, since new films typically debut on digital streaming on Tuesdays or Fridays.

Once The Brutalist arrives on PVOD, viewers will have the option to digitally purchase or rent the film on a variety of platforms, including Prime Video, AppleTV and Fandango at Home.

New PVOD purchase prices typically run anywhere from $19.99 to $29.99, while 48-hour rentals generally run from $14.99 to $24.99.

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Since Max has a deal with A24 to stream the studio’s films first when they arrive on streaming video on demand, Max will be the first streaming platform to offer The Brutalist.

Like it does with its PVOD releases, A24 tends to have a standard window between the time the studio’s films open in theaters to the time the films arrive on Max—which is in the three- to four-month range.

For example, A24’s summer horror hit MaXXXine opened in theaters on July 5 and arrived debuted on Max 98 days later on Oct. 18. More recently, We Live in Time, which opened wide in theaters on Oct. 25, is set to arrive on Max on Feb. 7, 105 days after its theatrical release.

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If The Brutalist follows the same three- to four-month theatrical opening to Max release pattern, viewers can expect the film to arrive on the streaming service anytime between April 25 to May 23, since new A24 films released on Max tend to debut on Fridays.

The Brutalist has been a big contender so far this awards season, winning Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for Adrien Brody and Best Director for Brady Corbet.

In addition, the Oscar hopeful was nominated for Best Picture by the Producers Guild of America and earned Corbet a nomination for Best Director by the Directors Guild of America. In addition, Brody was nominated for Outstanding Male Actor in a Motion Picture by the SAG Awards.

The Brutalist is also up for nine Critics Choice Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Corbet, Best Actor for Brody and Best Supporting Actor for Guy Pearce.

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