The Librarians
7.7
“America's war on books is more than a war on words.”
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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Kim A. Snyder Director · X González Writer Leo Munoz Writer
United States release October 3, 2025 · Produced in United States · Production Cuomo-Cole Productions, Pretty Matches Productions
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Ideal Partners
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Cuomo-Cole Productions
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Pretty Matches Productions
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ITVS
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Good Gravy Films
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Artemis Rising
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The Harnisch Foundation
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World of HA Productions
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K.A. Snyder Productions
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Doc Society
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 24, 2025
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · October 3, 2025
Limited theatrical · Film Forum, New York
United States
March 7, 2025 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
May 15, 2025 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
October 10, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Laemmle Royal, Los Angeles
February 9, 2026 · TV · Independent Lens on PBS
Australia
August 18, 2025 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Brazil
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
Germany
October 17, 2025 · Premiere · Hamburg International Queer Film Festival
May 29, 2026 · Digital · Filmfriend
Ireland
September 26, 2025 · Limited theatrical
Italy
October 16, 2025 · Premiere · Festa del Cinema di Roma
September 28, 2026 · Limited theatrical
Latvia
October 6, 2026 · TV
Sweden
October 16, 2026 · Theatrical
Switzerland
September 27, 2025 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 26, 2025 · Theatrical
October 10, 2025 · Theatrical
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