Easy Rider (1969)
Kernel Score: 79% · 2,112 ratings · Rated R
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Released: 1969-06-26
Runtime: 95 minutes
Is Easy Rider worth watching?
Depends on your taste. A scruffy, loose road movie that captured late-1960s counterculture and still feels like a time capsule. It is influential and atmospheric, but the pace is slack and the hippie-era mood will not suit everyone.
Watch it if you
- care about film history and 1960s counterculture
- like aimless road movies driven by mood and music
- enjoy a bleak, ragged ending
Skip it if you
- need a tight plot with clear momentum
- have little patience for dated, meandering storytelling
Best for: Film-buff night in
Fresh Kernels verdict, AI-assisted from our scores, audience reviews and the official rating.
Where to watch Easy Rider
- Free with ads: Fawesome
- Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
- Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
Overview
Wyatt and Billy, two Harley-riding hippies, complete a drug deal in Southern California and decide to travel cross-country in search of spiritual truth.
Easy Rider parents' guide: ages 15+
Parents need to know that Easy Rider is an R-rated counterculture road film centered on a drug deal and drug use throughout.
- Sex, romance & nudity: Some — Keywords reference a brothel and countercultural free-love themes typical of the era.
- Drinking, drugs & smoking: Intense — The plot involves a drug deal, drug trafficking, and depicts marijuana, LSD, and opium use extensively.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
Movies like Easy Rider
If you liked Easy Rider, these are the movies we'd watch next.
- Five Easy Pieces (1970) — 80%: Same era of restless, drifting American characters on the road
- Thelma & Louise (1991) — 87%: Road movie about outsiders running from a life that boxes them in
- Into the Wild (2007) — 89%: Young man leaves society behind in search of freedom
- Little Miss Sunshine (2006) — 87%: Road trip comedy-drama with messy, lovable misfits
- The Doors (1991) — 80%: Rock-and-hippie era portrait with a hazy, rebellious feel
- The Big Lebowski (1998) — 89%: Laid-back, countercultural slacker spirit with a cult following
Director
Cast
- Peter Fonda as Wyatt
- Dennis Hopper as Billy
- Jack Nicholson as George Hanson
- Antonio Mendoza as Jesus
- Phil Spector as Connection
- Mac Mashourian as Bodyguard
- Warren Finnerty as Rancher
- Tita Colorado as Rancher's Wife
- Luke Askew as Stranger on Highway
- Luana Anders as Lisa
Easy Rider FAQ
Is Easy Rider worth watching?
Depends on your taste. A scruffy, loose road movie that captured late-1960s counterculture and still feels like a time capsule. It is influential and atmospheric, but the pace is slack and the hippie-era mood will not suit everyone.
Where can I watch Easy Rider?
In the US you can watch it free with ads on Fawesome and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.
Is Easy Rider OK for kids?
Easy Rider is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that Easy Rider is an R-rated counterculture road film centered on a drug deal and drug use throughout.
What movies are like Easy Rider?
If you liked Easy Rider, try Five Easy Pieces, Thelma & Louise, Into the Wild and Little Miss Sunshine.