Where to watch Desperate Measures (1998)
Yes — Desperate Measures is free to watch on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free and Tubi TV. They are ad-supported, so you pay nothing.
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.
Every legal way to watch Desperate Measures
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Desperate Measures — common questions
- Can I watch Desperate Measures for free?
- Yes. Desperate Measures is streaming at no cost on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV. These are licensed services — free because they run ads or are funded by public libraries, not because they are pirating anything.
- Is Desperate Measures on Netflix?
- No. Desperate Measures is not on Netflix here. The services that do carry it are listed above.
- How do I watch Desperate Measures without paying anything?
- Open The Roku Channel — no subscription and, on most of these, no account either. Everything is legal and studio-licensed; you watch ad breaks instead of paying a fee.
- How long is Desperate Measures?
- Desperate Measures runs 100 minutes, rated R.
