Best Tim Curry Movies and TV Roles to Stream Right Now

Tim Curry was truly "every nightmare you've ever had."

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Fatima Castillo
By Fatima Castillo
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  • Primary Subject: Tim Curry's most iconic oddball movie and TV roles.
  • Key Update: Following the sad news of legendary character actor Tim Curry's passing at age 80, fans worldwide are looking back at his most eccentric, charismatic, and beloved screen performances.
  • Status: Complete streaming guide.
  • Last Verified: August 27, 2026
  • Quick Answer: Fans can celebrate Tim Curry's iconic career by streaming classics like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, It, and Muppet Treasure Island across platforms like Disney+ and Paramount+.

Hollywood lost another icon after Tim Curry passed away at 80. Renowned for his unmatched theatrical campiness, Curry was the master of playing deliciously unhinged, delightfully strange yet charismatic oddballs on-screen.

To honor his legendary career, this article is a where-to-watch guide to Tim Curry's most iconic oddball roles, including essential classics like Clue and Home Alone 2, and where you can stream them online today.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is Tim Curry's ultimate cult-movie performance. Wearing leather, pearls, and fishnets, Curry transformed the sheer glam-rock theatrical movie into a timeless pop culture sensation.

The 1975 classic follows a stranded, straight-laced young couple who stumble upon a bizarre, mansion-set convention hosted by Dr. Frank-N-Furter (an alien scientist who wears corsets and heels) celebrating the creation of a muscular artificial man.

Clue (1985)

Curry's mile-a-minute physical comedy culminates in a breathless third-act monologue where he re-enacts the entire movie's plot in real time across three alternate endings.

Clue follows six colorful dinner guests gathered at a secluded New England mansion who must figure out who murdered their blackmailer before the killer strikes again. Curry starred as Wadsworth, the fast-talking butler running the house.

Legend (1985)

Buried under heavy latex prosthetics, giant horns, and deep-red makeup, Curry's opera-esque performance as Darkness, the literal embodiment of demonic evil, in Legend remains one of the most menacing TV villains.

Legend centers on a young hermit-like forest dweller who must stop the Lord of Darkness from destroying the world's last unicorns and plunging Earth into eternal night.

It (1990)

Long before modern CGI horror, Curry traumatized a generation using purely human performance when he took on the role of Pennywise, the terrifying incarnation of the ancient evil Dancing Clown, in 1990's It.

Seven outcast children in Maine battle a shape-shifting monster that preys on their deepest fears, only to reunite 30 years later when the creature resurfaces to feast.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)

FernGully: The Last Rainforest is all about a logging crew that accidentally awakens a dark, pollution-based entity that threatens to consume a magical, eco-protected rainforest.

Curry's role as Hexxus, a creature formed from sludge, smog, and toxic waste, stole the movie by voicing the pollution demon who sings a surprisingly cabaret-style villain song, Toxic Love, about environmental destruction.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)

Kevin McCallister finds himself accidentally separated from his family during Christmas and lands in New York City with his dad's credit card in Home Alone 2.

Curry's cartoonish villain as a Plaza Hotel concierge obsessed with catching a 10-year-old boy for being a thief perfectly framed his famous "Grinch smile" under the impression that he had been right all along.

Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Standing as the only major live-action actor in a sea of puppets, Curry plays Long John Silver, the charming, one-legged pirate cook who matches Kermit and Miss Piggy note-for-note without breaking character once.

Muppet Treasure Island follows young Jim Hawkins, who sets sail on the high seas alongside the Muppet crew to locate buried pirate treasure, only to face a mutiny.

The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)

Curry's booming British enthusiasm and nonsensical noises ("Smashing!") from Nigel Thornberry, aka Eliza's eccentric, nature-documentary host father, made Nigel one of the most recognizable animated dads of the 2000s.

In The Wild Thornberrys Movie, Eliza, a girl who can secretly speak to animals, goes on a globe-trotting journey to save a poached cheetah cub. Who would've known that this quest would risk exposing and losing her gift forever?

Congo (1995)

An expedition into the African jungle to return a gorilla to the wild turns deadly when the team discovers a lost diamond mine guarded by lethal killer apes in Congo.

Curry is Herkermer Homolka, an eccentric Romanian philanthropist and treasure hunter searching for Solomon's lost city. In this creature feature made famous for its campiness, Curry stole the spotlight with his recognizable over-the-top accent and Homolka's unhinged passion to hunt the ancient diamonds.

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