Is the movie Man on Wire available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?
Like Philippe Petit stepping out onto a wire strung between the Twin Towers, hunting down where to watch Man on Wire (2008) can feel like a delicate balancing act. At Stream Tracker, we’ll cut through the vertigo: this Oscar-winning documentary — which captures Petit’s illegal, hour-long high-wire performance 1,350 feet above Manhattan and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature — is both a daring piece of cinema and a must-see spectacle. In this article you'll find whether Man on Wire is currently streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, or AppleTV+, plus practical tips to help you catch this breathtaking, high-stakes tale of rigging, romance, and rhythm on the tightrope.
Synopsis
On August 7, 1974, French wire-walker Philippe Petit stepped onto a cable illegally strung between New York’s World Trade Center twin towers — then the tallest buildings on Earth. For nearly an hour he balanced, danced and improvised 1,350 feet above Manhattan’s sidewalks before being taken into custody. This mesmerizing, buoyant documentary reconstructs the daring plot, the tension of the act itself, and the breathtaking audacity of Petit's most celebrated feat.
