Movie

Maverick

“In their hands, a deck of cards was the only thing more dangerous than a gun.”

★ 6.9(1,779)19942h 7m

Maverick is streaming on U-NEXT and HBO Max on U-Next in Japan, and available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and FOD. Availability checked 19 June 2026.

Where to watch Maverick

🇯🇵 Japan

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Good to know

Director: Richard Donner
Release date: 1994-05-20
Runtime: 2h 7m
Language: English
Box office: $183,031,272
Budget: $75,000,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures

Maverick — trailer

About Maverick

Maverick is a 1994 movie in the Action, Adventure and Comedy genres, directed by Richard Donner, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and James Garner. It has a runtime of 2 hours 7 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 1,779 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Maverick in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Bret Maverick is a gambler who would rather con someone than fight them, and needs an additional $3k in order to enter a winner-takes-all poker game beginning in a few days. He joins forces with a woman with a marvelous Southern accent, and the two try and enter the game.

Cast

Mel Gibson

Bret Maverick

Jodie Foster

Annabelle Bransford

James Garner

Marshal Zane Cooper

Graham Greene

Joseph

Alfred Molina

Angel

James Coburn

Commodore Duvall

Dub Taylor

Room Clerk

Geoffrey Lewis

Matthew Wicker / Eugene, Banker

Paul L. Smith

The Archduke

Dan Hedaya

Twitchy, Riverboat Poker Player

Dennis Fimple

Stuttering

Denver Pyle

Old Gambler on Riverboat

Themes & keywords

shipsaloonpokermississippi rivernative americanoregon, usacon artiststeamboaton the runattempted robberyprofessional gambleramerican frontierwestern comedybased on tv seriesold west