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The Librarians

America's war on books is more than a war on words.

7.4(11)20251h 32m1

As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy.

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English
  • library
  • book banning

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  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival24 Jan 2025
    • PremiereSouth by Southwest Film & TV Festival7 Mar 2025
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival15 May 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)Film Forum, New York3 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)Laemmle Royal, Los Angeles10 Oct 2025
    • TVIndependent Lens on PBS9 Feb 2026
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1526 Sept 2025
    • Theatrical1510 Oct 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival18 Aug 2025
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival16 Oct 2025
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereHamburg International Queer Film Festival17 Oct 2025
    • Digital / OTTFilmfriend29 May 2026
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical (limited)26 Sept 2025
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereFesta del Cinema di Roma16 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical (limited)28 Sept 2026
  • LatviaLV

    • TV6 Oct 2026
  • SwedenSE

    • TheatricalBtl16 Oct 2026
  • SwitzerlandCH

    • PremiereZurich Film Festival27 Sept 2025

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The Librarians was released on 26 September 2025.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/18/2026

    6/10

    This is quite a scary documentary, depicting as it does, the culture clashes in the United States between two polar opposite sets of opinion that leaves the school librarian caught in the ensuing maelstrom. With the increasing politicisation of education and it’s resources, more and more parents and politicians are reacting to their perceptions of indoctrination by banning books. No we are not usually talking about t…

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