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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.
eResources: Streaming video
Access Video
World-class documentaries, award-winning educational films, and helpful instructional videos on every known subject.
Beamafilm
Beamafilm is a streaming platform that has a curated collection of international movies and documentaries, with a strong Australasian focus.
Kanopy
On-demand streaming video service with a large collection of award-winning independent, international and classic films, and documentaries.
New Zealand Geographic Archive
Over 600 in-depth features about natural history and culture. Includes NZGeo TV which contains hundreds of hours of natural history video.
Best of the Year
Best of 2020
What books, movies, and music have you enjoyed this year? See what library staff loved and have your say!
Moata's Best movies of 2020
Moata's favourite films from her year of viewing. Mostly comedies because we all need a laugh these days.
Best Reads and Views of 2020 aka The Plague Year
Some books and movies that I enjoyed - general fiction and non-fiction.
Best reads / listens / watches in 2020
ChristchurchCat lists their picks of the best of the year. Mostly contemporary fiction, a selection of non-fiction and docos, movies and TV
New in movies and TV
Find your favourite genre
Find movies and TV shows in the catalogue:
Books on screen
Books adapted into movies and TV shows, and movies and TV shows adapted from books.
Books and magazines
Movies and TV for tamariki
Movies and TV for tamariki
Just for Kids
Thousands of videos & interactive games - Sesame St, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, Franklin the Turtle, Berenstain Bears, & Arthur.
Story Box Library
The best place for children to watch celebrated stories read aloud by our favourite storytellers. It's storytime, anytime!
Kanopy Kids
Kanopy Kids is a collection of movies and shows for kids.
New Zealand movies and TV
New Zealand movies and television in the catalogue
See also:
- Christchurch movie theatres - heritage images
- New Zealand on Screen - Hundreds of clips from New Zealand films and television available to watch for free. Includes some full length movies and episodes of television series.
- Canterbury Film Society - Non-profit incorporated society that aims to screen interesting films (foreign films in particular).
- New Zealand International Film Festival - New Zealand’s popular Film Festival visits Christchurch in winter.
Featured
What's hot: Taika Waititi
Director, writer, actor and Oscar-winner. Watch his films on DVD or streaming video.
