Jeff Bridges’ Cult Crime Comedy Finally Lands on Prime Video

Prime Video is tossing in a late-month curveball: The Big Lebowski is landing on the service at the very end of January. Specifically, it starts streaming January 31, 2026. Yes, 2026 — the calendar math is quirky, but the date is the date. If you feel like revisiting late-90s American cinema weirdness (or forcing a first-time watch on a friend), this one is ready to roll.

What it is, who’s in it, and why people still talk about it

First released in March 1998, The Big Lebowski is a cult classic crime comedy about Jeffrey Lebowski, better known as The Dude, who’s just trying to live a low-stress Los Angeles life until a case of mistaken identity wrecks his evening — and his rug. After a home invasion ruins his floor’s MVP, The Dude goes hunting for compensation and tumbles straight into a messy tangle of ransom drops, oddball criminals, and a kidnapping that’s not as straightforward as it sounds.

• Arrives on Prime Video: January 31, 2026 (end of the month)
• Genre: Cult classic crime comedy from 1998
• Lead: Jeff Bridges as Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski
• Cast: John Goodman (Walter Sobchak), Julianne Moore (Maude Lebowski), Steve Buscemi (Donny), David Huddleston (Jeffrey 'The Big' Lebowski)
• Box office back then: About $19.4 million in the U.S. and Canada, $28.8 million internationally, roughly $48.2 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo) — modest at the time, massive following later
• Reception now: 79% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes from 190+ reviews; audience score sits at 93% on the Popcornmeter

The short take

It didn’t blow up theatrically, but it quietly turned into a generational favorite — the kind of movie that gets quoted at parties and rewatched for the weird little details you missed the first time. Prime Video snagging it at month’s end means subscribers get a clean, easy option to revisit it or finally see what the fuss is about. And yes, that rug still ties the room together.