Rocketman, the Elton John biopic led by Taron Egerton, is now streaming for free in the UK.

After airing on Film4 again yesterday, the film is now available to watch free of charge on Channel 4's streaming service (no TV licence required, although there are ads unless you pay for Channel 4+ at £3.99 a month/£39.99 a year).

You've only got 29 days to watch it until it's taken off the service. At the moment, it's not included with any other subscription services but it has aired multiple times across the 4 network over the last few years, so there's a chance it will be back at some point.

Rocketman follows the life of Elton John, as he becomes a worldwide superstar while battling with his addiction issues and sexuality.

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Paramount Pictures

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Alongside Egerton as the 'Your Song' hitmaker, the film stars Heartstopper's Kit Connor as his teenage self, Jamie Bell as Bernie Taupin, Stephen Graham as label executive Dick James, Richard Madden as manager John Reid, and Bryce Dallas Howard and Gemma Jones as John's family.

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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a very impressive score of 89% positive from 400 reviews.

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Paramount Pictures

Sight & Sound wrote that the film contains "fireworks of pure joy", MovieFreak.com called it "fantastically entertaining", while Refinery29 dubbed it "a fun, poignant rhinestone of a movie that proves that a musical biopic can be a powerful force".

"Rocketman is magnificent and ridiculous, a feathered melange of clichés and originality, of respectful homage and unrepentant nostalgia," wrote TIME magazine.

Rocketman is available to watch via the Channel 4 streaming service.


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