Kanopy Gives You Free Streaming Movies & TV Shows at Home & on the Go

Posted on December 4, 2024 at 7:00 am

These colder months are the perfect time to find cozy activities to do at home. If you have a regular movie night or are thinking of adding a film-viewing event to your holiday season, check out Kanopy for free streaming with your in-district library card.

Holiday Viewing

Kanopy’s collection of holiday viewing includes Christmas with the Kranks, Santa’s Wild Home, Christmas in the Rockies, and even the more-scary-than-merry film Black Christmas. You can watch sentimental, humorous, and family-friendly movies and shows, including Sissi, Seven Candles for Kwanzaa, and The Lost Letter.

Film Noir

If you missed Noirvember and enjoy dark thrillers, you can plan a regular film noir viewing party of classic and modern films. Explore the genre with Grace Kelly in Dial M for Murder, see Humphrey Bogart in Beat the Devil, and explore modern noir with Michael Keaton in Pacific Heights and Korean cinema with Lady Vengeance.

World Cinema

You can look beyond Hollywood to the global stage with Kanopy as well. With over twenty countries and regions represented, delve deeper into new stories and films that explore the human condition in World Cinema while learning a new language. Kanopy has films created in the following languages and regions: French, Spanish, Nordic, South American, Middle Eastern, Japanese, Korean, Indian, African, and many more.

Cult Films

What makes a film a cult favorite? Watch a few to find out! Kanopy has a variety to share, including comedy, horror, sci-fi, and classic cinema. Check out Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, the Wrath of God, the 1922 film Nosferatu, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, and Kentucky Fried Movie, to name a few.

Family Friendly

Shifting gears to family-friendly films and shows, you can watch beautifully animated films such as Swallows and Amazons and The Water Horse: Legends of the Deep as well as live-action movies, including This Beautiful Fantastic and Heidi.

Kids Shows

Keeping kids entertained with educational shows is easy over holiday breaks as well. Simply select the Kids option (with a smiling puzzle piece) in the upper right of the screen to start viewing favorites like Scaredy Squirrel and Click, Clack, Moo along with stories from tried-and-true characters, such as Curious George, Franklin, and a full lineup from PBS Kids! You can also learn about and set up parental controls.

Kanopy on Your TV

Along with watching on your computer and mobile devices, Kanopy is available for view on smart TVs with apps for Amazon Fire, Apple, Android and Google, Roku, Telstra, and Samsung.

Create your Kanopy account with your in-district library card and email today. And go easy on your wallet this winter while watching movies and shows at home and wherever you have access to the internet.

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