In a time of increasing competition from mega-chains and online retailers, many local businesses are fighting for survival. Through the tumultuous story of two beloved Bay Area booksellers, Cody's and Kepler's, PAPERBACK DREAMS captures the David and Goliath struggle faced by countless independents around the country.
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
2018
7.5/10
Salinger
2013
6.3/10
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
6.2/10
Love, Gilda
2018
7.2/10
Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin
2003
6.9/10
Circus of Books
2019
6.8/10
Frida
2024
6.7/10
Maidentrip
2014
7.1/10
Making 'The Shining'
1980
7.1/10
The Last Blockbuster
2020
6.4/10
Love, Marilyn
2013
6.6/10
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
2017
7.3/10
Wormwood
2017
6.9/10
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
2025
6.3/10
Louis Theroux: Twilight of the Porn Stars
2012
6.3/10
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
2023
6.0/10
Overnight
2003
6.3/10
Counterpunch
2017
6.5/10
One Soldier's Story: The Journey of American Sniper
2015
5.9/10
Listen to Me Marlon
2015
7.5/10
Thizz Nation Presents - The Block Report
2007
0/10
NINA G: STUTTERER INTERRUPTED
2023
9/10
Green Day: The Early Years
2017
8/10
Murder in the Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story
2019
7.267/10
Leo Patrick McArdle: Veterans Helping Veterans
2019
0/10
Last Fast Ride: The Life, Love and Death of a Punk Goddess
2011
8/10
Remembering Port Chicago
2017
0/10
