Where to watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire in the United States
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Philo.
U.S. availability last verified
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
Top Pick
With a library card on Kanopy
HD · Included
About
You can watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) on Kanopy with a participating library card, or rent on Apple TV+.
British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
A frantic, wide-eyed sense of dread radiates from the lead actress as the world faces an apocalyptic heatwave. This vintage thriller captures the claustrophobic terror of a planet spiraling toward a solar collision.
Trailer
Director
Val Guest
Cast
Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor
You might also like
See all →
Best way to watch
11 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
With a library card
Included with subscription
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Included with subscription · Included · HD
Last verified 15 days ago
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
You can watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961) on Kanopy with a participating library card, or rent on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.8/10
RT Critics
86%
Director
Val Guest
Cast
Janet Munro, Leo McKern, Edward Judd, Michael Goodliffe, Bernard Braden, Reginald Beckwith, Gene Anderson, Renée Asherson, Arthur Christiansen, Austin Trevor
11 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
More popular movies
Keep browsing: New Releases · Popular Movies · More Free Titles · Science Fiction · Drama
newspaper · london, england · sun · heat · earth · global warming · end of the world · disaster · black and white · disaster movie
Watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire on Kanopy with a participating library card. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on Philo. Watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire for free on Darkroom. Watch The Day the Earth Caught Fire for free on Fawesome. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on BFI Player Amazon Channel. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on Cohen Media Amazon Channel. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on Fandor Amazon Channel. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel. The Day the Earth Caught Fire is streaming on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel. Rent The Day the Earth Caught Fire on Apple TV+. Rent The Day the Earth Caught Fire on Fandango At Home. We have not verified a current option on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video. Availability last verified October 5, 2026.