The Librarians
2025 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 7.1
This documentary follows librarians as they face a growing wave of book bans in schools and communities across the United States. Under pressure from angry meetings, political campaigns, and even threats, they band together to defend access to books and the broader idea of intellectual freedom.
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-09-26
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 92 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (8 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to urgent, issue-driven documentaries about public institutions under pressure, including films like Newtown; Not for you if you want a balanced debate or a lighter, less confrontational watch.
Pros: urgent real-world subject; tense and provocative; strong advocacy focus | Cons: feels one-sided; limited opposing voices; heavy subject matter
Themes
- library
- book banning
Cast & crew
- SB
Suzette Baker
as Self
- BC
Becky Calzada
as Self
- CF
Carolyn Foote
as Self
- MH
Martha Hickson
as Self
- AJ
Amanda Jones
as Self
- MM
Marie Masferrer
as Self
- JM
Julie Miller
as Self
- WB
Weston Brown
as Self
Directed by Kim A. Snyder