Skip to main content
Harry and the Hendersons

Harry and the Hendersons

Fantasy Comedy Family
1987, Movie, 1h 50min
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take it home (there could be some money in this). As you guessed, it isn't dead. Far from being the ferocious monster they fear "Harry" to be, he's a friendly giant.
Director: William Dear
Cast: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon

Where to Watch Harry and the Hendersons online

Rent/Buy

Apple TV Store
Apple TV Store
Buy or Rent
Watch
Google Play Movies
Google Play Movies
Buy or Rent
Watch
Amazon Video
Amazon Video
Buy or Rent
Watch
Fandango At Home
Fandango At Home
Buy or Rent
Watch

Cast

Skip this
John Lithgow
as George Henderson
Melinda Dillon
as Nancy Henderson
Kevin Peter Hall
as Harry
Margaret Langrick
as Sarah Henderson
Joshua Rudoy
as Ernie Henderson
Don Ameche
as Dr. Wallace Wrightwood
David Suchet
as Jacques Lafleur
M. Emmet Walsh
as George Henderson Sr.
Lainie Kazan
as Irene Moffitt
Laura Kenny
as "Mouse" Woman

You May Also Like

Skip this
The Son of Bigfoot
6.1
Teenage outsider Adam sets out on an epic and daring quest to uncover the mystery behind his long-lost dad, only to find out that he is none other than the legendary Bigfoot! He has been hiding deep in the forest for years to protect himself and his family from HairCo., a giant corporation eager to run scientific experiments with his special DNA. As father and son start making up for lost time after the boy's initial disbelief, Adam soon discovers that he too is gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination. But little do they know, HairCo. is on their tail as Adam's traces have led them to Bigfoot!
The Son of Bigfoot
2017, Movie
Missing Link
6.7
The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.
Missing Link
2019, Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
5.8
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Journey to the Center of the Earth
2008, Movie
The Proud Family Movie
5.4
Penny and her family are lured on an all expenses paid vacation where a mad scientist captures them, refusing to let them go because Oscar won't reveal his on of his secret Proud Snacks formulas.
The Proud Family Movie
2005, Movie
The Legend of Ochi
5.8
In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.
The Legend of Ochi
2025, Movie
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
6.6
While the gang travel to Scotland to visit Daphne's cousin and witness the annual Highland Games, they find themselves terrorized by the legendary Loch Ness Monster.
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster
2004, Movie
The Even Stevens Movie
6.2
The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family crumbles, unaware that their family vacation is in fact a hidden camera reality show!
The Even Stevens Movie
2003, Movie
Under Wraps 2
4.6
As Marshall, Gilbert and Amy are preparing for her father’s Spooktacular Halloween-themed wedding to his fiancé Carl, plans go awry when they discover that their mummy friend Harold and his beloved Rose may be in danger.
Under Wraps 2
2022, Movie
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
6.1
A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.
Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016, Movie
Charlotte's Web
6.3
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Charlotte's Web
2006, Movie
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
4.5
After getting kicked out of the forest, Woody thinks he's found a forever home at Camp Woo Hoo — until an inspector threatens to shut down the camp.
Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp
2024, Movie
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
7.2
Scooby and the gang experience outdoor fun as they go back to Fred's old summer camp. As summer goes on, it becomes increasingly clear that the spooky camp stories told by the fireplace, are more real than they've though and soon, it's up to the gang to try and solve the mystery of camp scare.
Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare
2010, Movie

More Movies by John Lithgow

Jimpa
5.8
Hannah and her non-binary teenager Frances visit her gay grandfather Jimpa in Amsterdam. Frances expresses a desire to stay with their grandfather for a year, challenging Hannah's parenting beliefs and forcing her to confront past issues.
Jimpa
2026, Movie
Giant
5.5
Set in the summer of 1983, just before the release of The Witches, Giant imagines a tense meeting between Roald Dahl and his American and British publishers as they scramble to contain the fallout from his public denunciation of Israel and defence of the Palestinians in a review of a book on the 1982 Lebanon war. Filmed live onstage at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End in 2025.
Giant
2026, Movie
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
6.9
Featuring interviews from members of the casting, production design, costume design, and creature effects teams, follow the behind-the-scenes journey of bringing the Harry Potter books to the small screen. Find out how the new Golden Trio were found, and celebrate the commitment to detail of the artists, craftspeople, and technicians who have come together to bring the wizarding world to life.
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026, Movie
The Rule of Jenny Pen
6.1
Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
The Rule of Jenny Pen
2025, Movie
Conclave
7.4
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.
Conclave
2025, Movie
Spellbound
5.5
When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it's too late.
Spellbound
2024, Movie
Cabrini
7.3
Italian immigrant Francesca Cabrini arrives in 1889 New York City and is greeted by disease, crime, and impoverished children. Cabrini sets off on a daring mission to convince the hostile mayor to secure housing and healthcare for society's most vulnerable. With broken English and poor health, Cabrini uses her entrepreneurial mind to build an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Cabrini
2024, Movie
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
7.8
Actor, author, humorist and renowned performer John Lithgow goes back to school to demonstrate the transformative power of arts education. He immerses himself with teachers and students to explore four arts disciplines: dance, ceramics, silk-screen printing and vocal jazz ensemble. The program celebrates how arts education nurtures and inspires the hearts and minds of students of all ages.
Art Happens Here with John Lithgow
2024, Movie
Killers of the Flower Moon
7.5
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
Killers of the Flower Moon
2023, Movie
Sharper
6.7
A small, wealthy family in New York City gets progressively torn apart by secrets, lies, and the theft that orchestrates all of it.
Sharper
2023, Movie

More Movies by Melinda Dillon

Reign Over Me
7.4
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Reign Over Me
2007, Movie
Adam & Steve
5.8
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and Steve, a psychiatrist, meet again -- but neither remembers the other from years before. The two begin dating, even playing matchmaker for their friends Michael and Rhonda, but their promising relationship hits a major snag when Adam and Steve finally recall their past connection.
Adam & Steve
2005, Movie
Debating Robert Lee
5.7
A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teacher from the Georgia Military Academy who teaches them that life is debate and DEBATE IS WAR.
Debating Robert Lee
2004, Movie
A Painted House
6.5
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
A Painted House
2003, Movie
Cowboy Up
5.6
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxton (Marcus Thomas) is the craziest guy around; his brother Hank (Kiefer Sutherland) is a rodeo clown, and the two use each other to play up their acts. But love may be one thing that tears the brothers apart. When Ely falls for the rodeo's sweetheart (Daryl Hannah), Hank is filled with jealousy and hatred. The brothers try to come to grips with their differences, but the competition gets as fierce as the bulls in the ring.
Cowboy Up
2002, Movie
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
7.3
A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001, Movie
Magnolia
8
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
Magnolia
2000, Movie
The Effects of Magic
5.4
A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician father, and together they fight the forces of evil to protect the art of magic.
The Effects of Magic
1998, Movie
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
7.4
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlightening program looks at the origins of the Western world's most popular Christmas traditions -- from the significance of December 25th and its relationship to winter solstice to the enchanting legend of Santa Claus and Prince Albert's 1841 unveiling of the Christmas tree.
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997, Movie
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
6.3
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1996, Movie

More Latest Fantasy Movies

Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
7.7
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
2026, Movie
Paramount+ Amazon Channel
+6
Coraline
7.7
Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.
Coraline
2009, Movie
Hulu
+10
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
8.3
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
2025, Movie
Netflix
+10
Masters of the Universe
6.4
After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Duncan/Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.
Masters of the Universe
2026, Movie
Amazon Prime Video
+1
Hotel Transylvania
7.1
Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!
Hotel Transylvania
2012, Movie
Hulu
+12
Twilight
5.4
When Bella Swan moves to a small town in the Pacific Northwest, she falls in love with Edward Cullen, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire. Despite Edward's repeated cautions, Bella can't stay away from him, a fatal move that endangers her own life.
Twilight
2008, Movie
Netflix
+6
Good Fortune
6.4
A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.
Good Fortune
2025, Movie
Amazon Prime Video
+7
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
6.6
After a family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Betelgeuse, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her teenage daughter, Astrid, accidentally opens the portal to the Afterlife.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024, Movie
Cinemax Amazon Channel
+8
Practical Magic 2
6.3
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.
Practical Magic 2
2026, Movie
Apple TV Store
+4
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9
As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power.​
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003, Movie
HBO Max Amazon Channel
+7
Pinocchio: Unstrung
5.4
Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.
Pinocchio: Unstrung
2026, Movie
Peacock Premium
+5
Avatar: Fire and Ash
7.2
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must fight for their survival and the future of Pandora in a conflict that pushes them to their emotional and physical limits.
Avatar: Fire and Ash
2025, Movie
Disney Plus
+4

Watch Trailer