Movies and TV

Movies and TV

Watch movies and TV shows online, borrow DVDs or read about your favourite films, directors, and actors.

Take your pick from over 10,000 films - action movies, indie documentaries, or binge-worthy dramas. Stream them for free.

Access Video

World-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, and helpful instructional videos on every known subject.

Beamafilm

Unlimited access to thousands of great movies, documentaries and series for free with your library card.

Kanopy

On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.

Just for Kids

Kid-safe streaming video content, including Sesame Street, Arthur, Berenstain Bears, Dr Seuss and more.

Credit-free films on Kanopy

Used up your Kanopy credits for the month? You can still watch more! These titles are credit-free this month.
MomoT said:

The thing that the previous two Quiet Place films have got right is the combination of frights and tension combined with a very human drama in which we…

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MomoT said:

So. Many. Jump scares. This film had me feeling anxious pretty much the whole time and very, very creeped out by the end to the extent I can't actually…

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MomoT said:

More thoughtful than the average rom-com with its focus on grief. Great supporting cast (Griffin Dunne!) with Joe Manganiello putting in a particularly…

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Books on screen

Books adapted into movies and TV shows, and movies and TV shows adapted from books.

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Movies and TV for tamariki

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Just for Kids

Thousands of videos & interactive games - Sesame St, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Franklin the Turtle, Berenstain Bears, & Arthur.

Kanopy Kids

Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
Slpljake24 said:

It's a fun movie, though it feels like they shoved 2 different plots into 1, and forgot about it until the last 20mins. But still worth a watch.

New Zealand movies and TV

New Zealand movies and television in the catalogue

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