Watch The Love Punch (U.S.) and What We Did on Our Holiday (Canada) for free with Kanopy’s Big Movie Watch

I’m not a huge horror film fan, so for me, fall is the season for cozy nights and feel-good films. If you’re looking to curl up with a funny, heartfelt, or uplifting movie before October’s fright fest begins, #BigMovieWatch has two ticket-free films to stream for free on Kanopy with your library card!

From September 19–28, stream one of these comedies, depending on where you live:

🎥 The Love Punch (U.S.)

🎥 What We Did on Our Holiday (CANADA)

🎬 About the films

U.S.
The Love Punch (2013)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson
Duration: 1hr 35min
Synopsis: A divorced couple scheme to recover the retirement money that was stolen from them.
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CANADA
What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Starring: Rosamund Pike, David Tennant, Billy Connolly
Duration: 1hr 35min
Synopsis: Doug and Abi and their three children travel to the Scottish Highlands for Doug’s father’s birthday party. It’s soon clear that when it comes to keeping a secret under wraps from the rest of the family, their children are their biggest liability…
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📺 How to watch

Where: Stream on Kanopy (free from your library)
When: September 19–28, 2025
Cost: Free with a library card from a participating library in the U.S. or Canada

📚 Watch-alikes on Kanopy

Looking for more films like those above? Find more free movies with similar vibes to stream with your library card!

If you loved The Love Punch...

Peter’s Friends (1992)
1hr 41min
Starring Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, and Stephen Fry

Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Year's Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.

A Long Way Down (2014)
1hr 45min
Starring Toni Collette, Pierce Brosnan, Imogen Poots, and Aaron Paul

Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.

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If you loved What We Did on Our Holiday...

Chef (2014)
1hr 54min
Starring Jon Favreau, Dustin Hoffman, Scarlett Johansson, and Robert Downey, Jr.

When Chef Carl Casper (Jon Favreau) suddenly quits his job at a prominent Los Angeles restaurant after refusing to compromise his creative integrity for its controlling owner (Dustin Hoffman), he is left to figure out what's next...

A Birder’s Guide to Everything (2013)
1hr 26min
Starring Ben Kingsley, Alex Wolff, Katie Chang, and Kodi Smit-McPhee

David Portnoy, a 15-year-old birding fanatic, thinks that he's made the discovery of a lifetime. So, on the eve of his father's remarriage, he escapes on an epic road trip with his best friends to solidify their place in birding history.

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This September, skip the pricey subscriptions and don’t even think about paying for another movie. Just grab the popcorn🍿, log in to Kanopy, and start streaming!

*Available to Kanopy users in the U.S. and Canada. Can’t access Kanopy? Your library may not offer the Kanopy service.

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