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After a long day, there’s nothing more satisfying than sinking into the couch and searching for something new to stream. But do you ever just keep scrolling... and scrolling... and realize your time to chill has just been killed by so much searching?

Instead of falling into a scrollfest, check out the 10 most-watched films of the week on Kanopy from U.S. public library viewers in this ranked list on Letterboxd. See what everyone else is streaming from their watchlist to find your new favorite.

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1. Nosferatu
1922 | 1hr 34min
Directed by F. W. Murnau

There are a handful of seminal works from the silent era that will remain in high regard by film enthusiasts worldwide. They remain the principal artistic influences from the silent era, and the emotional impact of their images resonate throughout cinema history. Nosferatu (1922) remains today as one of the most powerful visual influences on filmmakers, and it was nearly lost forever to modern audiences.

2. Anatomy of a Fall
2023 | 2hr 31min
Featuring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, and Milo Machado-Graner

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.

3. Perfect Days
2023 | 2hr 04min
Featuring Koji Yakusho and Tokio Emoto

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

4. Sisi & I
2023 | 2hr 12min
Featuring Annette Badland, Sandra Hüller, and Tom Rhys Harries

Austria, late 19th century. Countess Irma Sztáray (Sandra Hüller) leaves her home in Hungary to become the lady-in-waiting for Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Susanne Wolff), known to those close to her as Sisi. Irma falls under the spell of the rebellious Empress Sisi, and the two form a strong bond during a summer retreat in Greece. However, once home in Vienna, their lives take dramatic and irrevocable turns.

5. Past Lives
2023 | 1hr 45min
Featuring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro

Two childhood sweethearts, after decades apart, are reunited for one fateful week in New York as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life in this heartrending modern romance from filmmaker Celine Song.

6. One Life
2023 | 1hr 49min
Featuring Anthony Hopkins, Lena Olin, and Johnny Flynn

Anthony Hopkins stars as Nicholas Winton in this remarkable true story of a young London stockbroker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued over 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. The film alternates between Winton’s younger years, where he's portrayed by Johnny Flynn, as he navigates personal risks and bureaucratic hurdles to save lives, and his later years, reflecting on his legacy.

7. Hundreds of Beavers
2022 | 1hr 48min
Featuring Ryan Brickson, Cole Tews, and Olivia Graves

In this wild and wacky black-and-white comedy, a drunken 19th-century applejack salesman finds himself up against an army of beavers after losing everything in a freak snowstorm. With no weapons or supplies, he's forced to rely on sheer cunning (and pure luck) to outsmart the beavers and survive in the wilderness. What follows is a madcap, slapstick battle of man versus nature, filled with zany antics and unexpected twists. Bursting with old-school physical comedy, this film is a rollicking ride through a frostbitten frontier.

8. Persuasion
2007 | 1hr 32min
Featuring Sally Hawkins, Alice Krige, and Anthony Head

At the age of 19, Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne's family were against the match and persuaded her to break off the engagement. Now at 27, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She has never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea having made his fortune and reputation, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Has he forgotten the girl he left behind? And can he forgive her for listening to her family instead of her heart?

9. Jules
2023 | 1hr 27min
Featuring Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Jane Curtin

Jules follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly inventive ride as the three neighbors find meaning and connection later in life—thanks to this unlikely stranger.

10. The Disappearance of Shere Hite
2023 | 1hr 58min
Featuring Dakota Johnson, Shere Hite, and Michael Conrad

Shere Hite’s 1976 bestselling book, The Hite Report, liberated the female orgasm by revealing the most private experiences of thousands of anonymous survey respondents. Her findings rocked the American establishment and presaged current conversations about gender, sexuality, and bodily autonomy. So how did Shere Hite disappear?

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