Kanopy
On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.
Recent Kanopy updates (1 November 2023)
The viewing experience on Kanopy is now easier with the switch from play credits to tickets. With this update, you can easily see the number of tickets required and viewing period for each film next to the play button.
About Kanopy
Kanopy is an online video streaming service providing thoughtful entertainment aimed at adults and kids. Kanopy has more than 10,000 of the world’s best films, including award-winning documentaries, rare and hard-to-find titles, film festival favourites, indie and classic films, and world cinema with collections from Umbrella Entertainment, Madman Entertainment, Under the Milky Way, SND Films and thousands of independent filmmakers.
Kanopy does not provide the New Zealand classification ratings on individual titles. To check the NZ classification ratings for films offered by Kanopy go to the Office of Film and Literature's website to the Film and Video Labelling Body at http://www.fvlb.org.nz/nz. Documentaries are not included as they tend not to be classified.
Films can be streamed from any computer, television, mobile device or platform by downloading the Kanopy app for iOS, Android, AppleTV or Chromecast. Set up an account then login into the app.
