Is ‘Anora’ Streaming on Netflix or HBO Max?

The moment that cinephiles have been waiting for since May is finally here: Anora opens in theaters this weekend.

Written and directed by Sean Baker ( Tangerine, The Florida Project, Red Rocket) , Anora has been one of the buzziest films of 2024 since it premiered at Cannes in May, to near-universal critical acclaim. Baker is known for shining a light on pockets of working-class America, and Anora is no exception.

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This comedy takes viewers to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brighton Beach, home to a large community of Russian-speaking immigrants. Mikey Madison stars as Anora—or Ani, as she goes by—who is an exotic dancer in the area. Ani speaks some Russian, thanks to her grandmother. She’s therefore tasked with taking care of a VIP client, Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a wealthy Russian oligarch who visits her strip club. Ani and Vanya hit it off, and fall into a whirlwind romance. But this isn’t the Cinderella s tory that Ani was hoping for.

Anora is a film worth seeing on the big screen in theaters. But if you really want to know, here’s what we know about when to expect Anora on streaming.

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Anora will only available to watch in a movie theater, when it opens in the U.S. in select theaters on Friday, October 18. You can find a showing near you via Fandango . Anora is not yet available to watch online or on streaming.

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Anora is not streaming on Netflix or Max and likely will not be on Netflix or Max any time soon, due to the fact that the film is a Neon release, and most Neon movies stream on Hulu, not Netflix or Max. If you want to watch Anora movie at home, you’ll have to wait for the film to be available to buy or rent on digital platforms, or wait for it to stream on Hulu .

Unless the final stage of the Disney+ and Hulu merger finally happens , you’ll likely see Anora streaming on Hulu sometime in the next six months. Another Neon movie, Immaculate , began streaming on Hulu about five months after it opened in theaters. If Anora follows a similar release pattern, you may see Anora on Hulu around March 2025. On the other hand, another Neon release, It Lives Inside , began streaming on Hulu just three months after opening in theaters—so it’s not a hard and fast rule. Because of the buzz surrounding Anora , we suspect it will be a slightly longer wait.

This is all speculation. If you want to watch Anora right away, you can catch the movie in theaters.

Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Anora was an A24 release. It’s a Neon release, not A24.

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