What's trending on Kanopy?
Ever spent so long searching for something to watch that you've run out of time to actually watch it? We've all been there. Instead of spending your evening jumping between streaming services, let Kanopy do the hard work for you.
In this list you'll find gripping true stories to edge-of-your-seat thrillers and binge-worthy series. So settle in, press play, and enjoy films, series, and documentaries, all free with your library membership.
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2025 | 2hr 28min
A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring.
2024 | 1hr 51min
From multi award-winning director John Andreas Andersen (The Burning Sea, The Quake), NUMBER 24 is a gripping new spy drama depicting the extraordinary true story of a modest young ‘everyman’ drawn into the resistance movement during World War II.
2025 | 2hr 11min
The incredible true story of Anna Osborne (Melanie Lynskey) and Sonya Rockhouse (Robyn Malcolm), whose friendship empowered them to fight for justice after the 2010 Pike River Mine explosion took the lives of 29 men underground.
2022 | 6hr 21min
Phileas Fogg lives a comfortable, but utterly unfulfilling life in London, spending every day at the Reform Club with his friends Fortescue and Bellamy. But when he receives a hand-delivered postcard, with only the word ‘COWARD’ written on the back, it turns his world upside down.
2024 | 4hr 50min
The women who work in Goodes ladieswear face tumultuous lives navigating societal shifts and personal challenges amidst the fashion transformation of the sixties.
2025 | 4hr 26min
A death in the family. A bombshell will. A murderer in their ranks? The apparent death by suicide of high-powered businessman Jack Wright sends a shockwave through his family.
2023 | 5hr 54min
Former police detective Jack Grayling, now pursuing his dream of becoming a cabaret singer on a luxury Mediterranean cruise ship, investigates a series of murders on board with the help of ship's First Officer Kate Woods.
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Published Jul 23, 2026
Kiki Faison
Kiki Faison has dreamed of being a writer for as long as she can remember, and today she’s living that dream. When she's not working or volunteering locally, she enjoys exploring nature with her daughter and pup, getting lost in suspense novels, and hunting for treasures while thrifting.