With a selection of more than 32,000 films, Kanopy connects you with powerful stories. Your Bloomfield Township Public Library card gives you access to the platform, letting you stream award-winning films, acclaimed documentaries, compelling world cinema, and bingeworthy TV series—all without a subscription. If you’re new to Kanopy, get started here.
Here are some of our picks to watch now on Kanopy:
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Anatomy of a Fall
2023 / R
Featuring Sandra Huller, Milo Machado Grander & Samuel TheisSandra, 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 his death and an unsettling journey into the depths of Sandra and Samuel’s conflicted relationship.
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025 / R
Featuring Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer & Rob Reiner -
Lee
2023 / R
Featuring Kate Winslet, Alexander Skarsgård & Andy SambergA gripping WWII historical drama based on a true story, this film follows war correspondent and Vogue photographer Lee Miller as she trades the glamour of fashion for the horrors of the front line. Embedded with Allied troops and fellow journalists, Lee is determined to expose the truth as she navigates battle-scarred Europe capturing images that would redefine war photography. As she ventures deeper into the heart of darkness, the trauma she’s documenting begins to mirror her own.
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Spotlight
2015 / R
Featuring Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Mark Ruffalo & Rachel McAdamsIn 2001, The Boston Globe gets a new editor who’s ready to take on the hard stories no matter how powerful or highly connected the subject of their journalistic investigation. The Spotlight Team of journalists notoriously shines light on stories that have been deliberately buried, but how far will they have to dig to uncover the truth?
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Perfect Days
2023 / PG
Featuring Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto & Arisa Nakano; directed by Wim WendersHirayama is content with his simple life cleaning toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Unexpected encounters reveal more of his story in a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
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Peter Hujar’s Day
2025 / NR
Featuring Ben Whishaw & Rebecca HallIra Sachs directs a captivating portrait of the way art emerges from the intimate details of everyday life.
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Ex-Husbands
2023 / NR
Featuring Griffin Dunne, James Norton, Richard Benjamin & Rosanna ArquetteIn this warmhearted comedy, Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, Mexico, only to crash his son’s bachelor party.
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Columbus
2017 / TV-14
Featuring John Cho & Haley Lu RichardsonWhen an architect finds himself stranded in Columbus, Indiana, a Midwestern town celebrated for its modernist buildings, he meets Casey, a bright young woman with architectural ambitions of her own. As the two form a quiet connection, their conversations unfold against the backdrop of striking structures and emotional stasis. A meditative, visually precise drama about the tension between obligation and aspiration, and the unspoken spaces between people.
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One Life
2023 / PG
Featuring Anthony Hopkins & Johnny FlynnBased on the remarkable true story of a young London stockbroker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued more than 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. The film alternates between his younger years, as he navigates personal risks and bureaucratic hurdles to save lives, and his later years, reflecting on his legacy.
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The Summer Book
2024 / PG
Featuring Emily Matthews, Anders Danielsen Lie & Glenn CloseNine-year-old Sophia spends the summers at her family’s seasonal home on a tranquil isle in the Gulf of Finland, but this will be the first summer without her mother. Her father remains numbed by grief, while her grandmother guides her on a giddy, winding path toward young adulthood. With a sense of infinite possibility and a tender regard for the wonders of the natural world, Sophia and her grandmother explore the terrain, celebrate midsommar, and test the limits of faith in the face of life’s many storms. Adapted from Tove Jansson’s beloved novel, this is a delicate account of growing up and growing old, beautifully filmed on 16mm in majestic natural light.
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Tótem
2023 / NRIn a bustling Mexican household, seven-year-old Sol is swept up in the whirlwind of preparations for her terminally ill father’s birthday party, led by her mother, aunts, and other relatives. As the day builds to an event both anticipated and dreaded, Sol and her family begin to understand the gravity of this year’s celebration.
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The Worst Person in the World
2021 / R
Featuring Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie & Herbert NordrumJulie is an erratic, witty, smart woman in Oslo, Norway, learning to navigate various career switches, relationships, the idea of motherhood, and turning 30 years old. Reinsve won the Cannes Best Actress award for her portrayal of Julie.