Free movies and TV with your library card
2,124 films and series on our pages stream free with a library card in Australia: 1,421 on Hoopla and 766 on Beamafilm. Your library pays, so you pay nothing and see no ads; which services you get depends on your library.
Checked 16 November 2026. Titles: JustWatch Australia, updated 16 November 2026. How each service works: its own pages, read 15 November 2026.
The library streaming services in Australia
Free to members of a library that subscribes. Check your library before you sign up: not every library has every service.
Hoopla
1,193 films · 228 series on our pages
A digital library service from the United States, offered by public libraries in Australia: films and TV next to ebooks, audiobooks, comics and music.
All you need is a card from a public library that offers Hoopla. It is free to the member, each library sets how many titles you can borrow, and the titles you see vary with your library's catalogue. Most titles can also be downloaded to a phone or tablet.
Beamafilm
766 films on our pages
An Australian-born streaming service of award-winning international, Australian and independent films, documentaries and series, with no ads.
Free with a card from a participating library (you pick your library when you log in), or with a 30-day trial. It streams on TVs, computers and phones.
Kanopy
Kanopy is offered by public libraries and universities. With a public library, you get a set number of tickets each month to play videos; they reset on the first day of the month and unused tickets do not roll over.
Kanopy Kids (ages 2 to 8, if your library offers it) never uses tickets, and neither do the titles marked unlimited viewing.
Its catalogue is not in our data, so the titles on this page do not include Kanopy's.
Free with a library card instead of paying
1,398 of them are also in a paid subscription in Australia (Prime Video, Foxtel Now and DocPlay among others): with a card they cost you nothing. Best rated first.
Newest with a library card
By the day each title arrived on a library service, newest first (latest 14 November 2026).
Popular this week, free with a library card
In the order of JustWatch Australia's daily popularity chart.
Best films free with a library card
IMDb score weighted by the number of votes, so a high score from a handful of votes does not lead.
Best series free with a library card
IMDb score weighted by the number of votes.
How to start watching free
Step 1
Get a library card
Most public libraries give one free to people who live, work or study in their area. Many let you join online.
Step 2
Check which services your library has
Look for eResources or eLibrary on your library's website, or pick your library when you sign in to the service.
Step 3
Sign in and watch
Use your card number (and PIN if your library has one) in the service's app or website. Each library sets a monthly limit.
Titles: the films and series with a page on CompareTV that JustWatch Australia lists free or included on Hoopla or Beamafilm, updated 16 November 2026. Each service has more than our pages show, and what you can watch depends on your library. Kanopy's catalogue is not in our data. Scores: IMDb. Popularity: JustWatch Australia. Library services are not counted as free services on the rest of the site, because they need a card.
More free ways to watch
- Free on Hoopla
- Free on Beamafilm
- Free streaming services, no card needed
- Best documentaries to stream
- Tubi: free with ads
Every title page on CompareTV now shows a Free with a library card line when Hoopla or Beamafilm has it. Compare the free services
Frequently asked questions
Can I stream movies free with my library card in Australia?
Yes. Many Australian public libraries pay for streaming services their members use free: Hoopla, Beamafilm and Kanopy are the main ones. 2,124 films and series on this site stream on them (Hoopla 1,421, Beamafilm 766), checked 16 November 2026. Which services you get depends on your library.
How do I know if my library has Hoopla, Beamafilm or Kanopy?
Open the service and look for your library when you sign up or log in (Beamafilm lists the participating libraries on its library login page), or check the eResources or eLibrary page of your library's website. If yours is not there, ask the library: many add services when members ask.
Is there a limit to how much I can watch?
Usually, and each library sets its own. Kanopy gives public library members a set number of tickets each month, which reset on the first of the month and do not roll over; Kanopy Kids and the titles marked unlimited viewing use none. Hoopla lets each library set how many titles a member borrows.
Do I pay anything?
No. The library pays the service, so the member pays nothing and sees no ads. You need a current card, which most public libraries give free to people who live, work or study in their area.
Are any of these also on Netflix, Stan or other paid services?
1,398 of them are also included in a paid subscription in Australia, so a library card is a free way to watch them. Each title's page shows every service it streams on.
What are the best films free with a library card?
The best rated include The Cove, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bicycle Thieves, Metropolis and The Salt of the Earth (IMDb score weighted by the number of votes).