Ever wonder where to start when trying to find something to watch on our Kanopy platform? Kanopy offers over 30,000 titles, and you can easily browse based on genre or what’s popular. Here are a few of our favorite movies and series on Kanopy, available for free with your CTCL Library Card! Your Library Card offers your 15 tickets per month to Kanopy. Most checkouts will give you 72 hour access to the material. Kids shows and movies are unlimited!
All My Friends Hate Me - 2 Tickets
In this darkly comic horror film about social paranoia, Pete's old college friends throw him a birthday party out in the country – but their inside jokes and snarky comments become increasingly unnerving. As the atmosphere progresses from uncomfortable, to terrifying, to downright surreal, Pete is pushed to a breaking point. Is he being paranoid, or is he the butt of some elaborate joke?
Anatomy of a Fall - 2 Tickets
Academy Award for Best Picture Nominee, Best Director Nominee, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2024
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Winner 2024
Sandra, her husband Samuel, and their son Daniel live a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead, the police question if he was murdered or committed suicide and Sandra becomes the main suspect. What follows is an investigation into the circumstances of Samuel's death and an unsettling journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel's conflicted relationship.
Best in Show - 2 Tickets
From the creators of the comic satire 'Waiting for Guffman' comes a hilarious mock documentary exposing the wondrously diverse--and competitive--dog owners who travel from all over the United States to showcase their four-legged contenders at the prestigious Mayflower Dog Show.
Blackberry - 2 Tickets
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2024
The riveting true story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone, BlackBerry is a whirlwind ride through the ruthlessly competitive forces of Silicon Valley at breakneck speeds.
GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling - 2 Tickets
Maybe you saw the Netflix show titled GLOW? Watch this true story, which the Netflix show was based on. This heartfelt documentary chronicles the rise and fall of the first-ever all-female pro-wrestling show through the stories of those who lived it.
Infinity Pool - 2 Tickets
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2023
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you’ll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople - 2 Tickets
Winner of Best Narrative Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival
Winner of an Audience Award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival
Winner of Best Film at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards
From acclaimed New Zealand director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok, What We Do in the Shadows) comes an award-winning new comedy. Julian Dennison stars as Ricky, a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle (Sam Neil) in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together.
Leave No Trace - 2 Tickets
Nominated for Best Feature, Best Supporting Female, and Best Director at the Film Independent Spirit Awards
Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival
Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland.
Melancholia - 2 Tickets
Acclaimed filmmaker Lars von Trier grapples with his own experiences with depression to this dark sci-fi drama and Palme d'Or nominee. Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) celebrate their marriage at a sumptuous party in the home of Justine’s sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and brother-in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland). Despite Claire’s best efforts, the wedding is a fiasco, with family tensions mounting and relationships fraying. Meanwhile, a planet called Melancholia is heading directly towards Earth, threatening the very existence of humankind.
My Friend Dahmer - 2 Tickets
Official Selection at the Tribeca Film Festival
Former Disney star Ross Lynch stars as the awkward, adolescent Jeffrey Dahmer – before he became one of America’s most infamous serial killers. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel, this is the haunting, sad, funny, true story of Dahmer in high school. Also featuring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men) and Anne Heche (Psycho, Wag the Dog).
*Based on the Graphic Novel of the same name by author and illustrator Derf Backderf. Check it out here.
Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2023
Filmmaker Ti West returns with another chapter from the twisted world of X in this astonishing follow-up to the year’s most acclaimed horror film. Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl’s ambitions, temptations, and repressions all collide in the stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story of X’s iconic villain.
Save Yourselves! - 2 Tickets
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2021
Jack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are a hip Brooklyn couple who, like many of their friends, find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing to unplug from the outside world for a week. Sheltered from texts and push notifications, they are blissfully unaware that the planet is under attack. As strange events unfold, the couple must figure out a way back to civilization—or what’s left of it.
Summer of 84 - 2 Tickets
Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival
It’s the summer of 1984, the perfect time to be 15 years old and free. But when neighborhood conspiracy theorist Davey Armstrong begins to suspect his police officer neighbor might be the serial killer all over the local news, he and his three best friends begin an investigation that soon turns dangerous.
Talk to Me - 2 Tickets
2024 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Best Film Winner
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2024
When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.
Three Identical Strangers - 2 Tickets
Winner of the Special Jury Prize for Documentary Storytelling at the Sundance Film Festival
An amazing reunion of identical triplets, separated at birth to three different families, begins to unearth an unimaginable twisted secret.
The Whale - 2 Tickets
2022 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Winner
2022 Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Winner
A reclusive English teacher, living alone in the wake of a tragedy, attempts to reconnect with his teenage daughter for one last chance at redemption in filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's transcendent, emotional epic. Nominated for three Academy Awards and featuring a career-defining performance from Brendan Fraser, THE WHALE is a deeply moving story of heartache, empathy, and grace.
You Hurt My Feelings - 2 Tickets
Kanopy's Most Watched Films of 2024
From acclaimed filmmaker Nicole Holofcener comes a sharply observed comedy about a novelist whose long standing marriage is suddenly upended when she overhears her husband give his honest reaction to her latest book. A film about trust, lies, and the things we say to the people we love most.