Where to Watch Hannibal: Streaming Every Film in the US, UK and Australia

The five Hannibal Lecter films stream on different services in each country, and as of November 3, 2026 no single service carries all of them. According to JustWatch data via TMDB, the US has the widest choice: Red Dragon (2002) is on Netflix, Hannibal Rising (2007) is on Prime Video, Peacock and Tubi, and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and Hannibal (2001) sit with MGM+ and fuboTV. If you are planning a marathon, expect a mix of one subscription and a few rentals, a bit like assembling a barbecue from three different shops.

The Hannibal Lecter films are Manhunter (1986), directed by Michael Mann, with Brian Cox as Lecter; The Silence of the Lambs (1991), directed by Jonathan Demme; Hannibal 2001, directed by Ridley Scott; Red Dragon 2002, directed by Brett Ratner; and Hannibal Rising (2007), directed by Peter Webber. Anthony Hopkins plays Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon, while Gaspard Ulliel plays him in the prequel (see the full Hannibal cast). The NBC series Hannibal and the CBS series Clarice are television, not films, so they are left out of the availability details below (the Hannibal TV series page covers them).

Every one of the five films has at least one subscription or free option in the US. Netflix carries Red Dragon on both its standard plan and its ad tier. MGM+ carries The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal (2001), directly and through an Amazon Channel, and fuboTV and Philo list both as well. Both of those films are also free on Kanopy, Hoopla and Fawesome. Manhunter streams on Lionsgate+ through an Amazon Channel and free on Kanopy, with ad supported options on The Roku Channel and Plex Channel.

Hannibal Rising has the most options of the set: Prime Video, Peacock Premium, a Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, and a long run of free services including Tubi, The Roku Channel, The CW and Xumo Play. Every film can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.

Yes, but only two of the films are on Netflix, and only in two countries: Red Dragon in the US and The Silence of the Lambs in Australia, in both cases on the standard and ad tiers. None of the five is on Netflix in the UK, and neither Manhunter nor Hannibal (2001) is on Netflix in any of the three countries checked. Hannibal (2001) is the film that carries the plain title, so if that is the one you want, its US subscription options are MGM+, fuboTV and Philo.

In the US, Hannibal Rising is included with Prime Video (and its ad tier), and Amazon Channels add more: MGM+ brings The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal (2001), while Lionsgate+ brings Manhunter and Hannibal Rising. Red Dragon is on Amazon Video only to rent or buy. Tubi carries Hannibal Rising and none of the other four. HBO Max lists Hannibal Rising in the UK but none of the films in the US. JustWatch lists none of the five on Hulu or Pluto TV in the US, UK or Australia.

The Silence of the Lambs is the easiest film to find in the UK, free on BBC iPlayer and also on MGM Plus through an Amazon Channel. Red Dragon is on Sky Go and Now TV Cinema, and Hannibal Rising is on HBO Max and on Lionsgate+ through an Amazon Channel, with a free ad supported listing on YouTube. Manhunter is with BFI Player through its Amazon and Apple TV Channels, and on a Studiocanal Presents Amazon Channel. Hannibal (2001) is the exception, available only to rent or buy from Apple TV, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store and YouTube.

Australia is strongest for The Silence of the Lambs, which streams on Netflix, BINGE, Foxtel Now, Stan and an MGM Amazon Channel. Hannibal (2001) and Red Dragon are both on Foxtel Now, and both can be rented or bought from Apple TV, Amazon Video, YouTube and Fetch TV. Manhunter and Hannibal Rising have no streaming, rental or purchase listing in Australia as of the check date.

Release order runs Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon, Hannibal Rising. Chronological order runs Hannibal Rising, Red Dragon, Manhunter, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal (2001), with Manhunter sitting beside Red Dragon because it adapts the same story. One US route covers most of it: Netflix for Red Dragon, Prime Video or Tubi for Hannibal Rising, MGM+ for The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal (2001), and Kanopy for Manhunter. The full reasoning is in Hannibal movies in order, and the Hannibal movies hub lists every film. No studio has announced a new film, so there is nothing new to stream yet, and the new Hannibal movie page tracks that. Catalogs change often, so confirm on the service itself before you pay for a month.

In my opinion, the smartest use of a US streaming budget is to pair Manhunter with Red Dragon, because the two films tell one story and the free Kanopy listing makes the comparison cost nothing. Manhunter (120 minutes) has Will Graham visiting Brian Cox's Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in his cell as a cold, brief interview. Red Dragon (124 minutes, Netflix in the US) opens in 1980 with the violent struggle in Lecter's home that sends him to prison, a set piece Mann's film never shows. Ratner's film was widely treated as a remake of Manhunter, and it is the better way to see how Hopkins's showier Lecter differs from Cox's quiet one.

Perhaps the better bargain is The Silence of the Lambs, which is the one film in the set you can reach free in all three countries through different routes: Kanopy in the US, BBC iPlayer in the UK and Netflix in Australia. It cost $19 million to make and grossed $273 million worldwide, and its scenes between Clarice Starling and Lecter through the cell glass still do more with 119 minutes than the sequel does with 131. That being said, if Hannibal (2001) is on your list in the UK, it is rental only, so I would rent it last and only after the Starling story has landed. Hannibal Rising is free with ads on Tubi in the US, which suits it: it is the weakest of the five as a Lecter story in my view, so the free tier is the right price for its 1944 Lithuania opening.