Currently available on 2 streaming services.

Distant Thunder (1988)

5.8 (972)
18

Age rating

1h 54min
Distant Thunder

Watch Now

List
Grid
JustWatch TV Plus

Watch other movies on JustWatch TV Plus for free

7 Days FreeThen €3.99 / month

PROMOTED

Didn't find what you were looking for?

Let us notify you once it becomes available on more services.

We checked for updates on 70 streaming services on at .Something wrong? Let us know!

Distant Thunder - watch online: streaming, buy or rent

You can buy "Distant Thunder" on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video as download or rent it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store online.

There aren't any free streaming options for Distant Thunder right now. If you want know when it is streaming for free, click 'Free' in the filters above and hit the notification bell.

Synopsis

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes

Trailer Preview Image
Trailer Preview Image
Trailer Preview Image

Cast

Ralph Macchio
Ralph Macchio

Jack Lambert

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

Mark Lambert

Kerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane

Char

Reb Brown
Reb Brown

Harvey Nitz

Janet Margolin
Janet Margolin

Barbara Lambert

Tom Bower
Tom Bower

Louis

Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan

Moss

Denis Arndt
Denis Arndt

Larry

Michael Currie
Michael Currie

Coach Swabey

Robyn Stevan
Robyn Stevan

Holly

Denalda Williams
Denalda Williams

Jeanette

John Kelly
John Kelly

Andy

Hilary Strang
Hilary Strang

Jane

David Longworth
David Longworth

Sheriff

Walter Marsh
Walter Marsh

Principal

Allan Lysell
Allan Lysell

Buddy

Kate Robbins
Kate Robbins

Waitress

David Glyn-Jones
David Glyn-Jones

Waiter

People who liked Distant Thunder also liked

Nil by Mouth
Wakefield
Cut Bank
The Hollars
Places in the Heart
Ellis Park
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Some Voices
I'm Not There
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Wild Bill
Tape
Hardball
Wildlife
Grandma

Similar Movies you can watch for free

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father
Golden Arm
Empire Records
Who Am I This Time?
Bellflower
Lilies Not for Me
The Buddy Holly Story
Sexy Baby
Dig!
An Education
12 O'Clock Boys
Lucky Life
Aloha
Smile at Last
Therapy Dogs

Popular movies coming soon

The Mandalorian and Grogu
Toy Story 5
Avengers: Secret Wars
Shrek 5
Avengers: Doomsday
Wicked: For Good
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Michael
Zootopia 2
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
The Running Man
Predator: Badlands
Hamnet
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Other Ralph Macchio & Rick Rosenthal movies

More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
Russkies
Hitchcock
Halloween: Resurrection
Too Much Sun
Halloween II
Crossroads
The Outsiders
The Girl in the River
Psych: The Movie
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part II
Karate Kid: Legends
Can't Be Heaven