# FILMS BY THE MINIMALISTS Source: https://www.theminimalists.com/films/ Published: 2017-03-29 Updated: 2025-03-07 --- [![Less Is Now Trailer](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/the-minimalists-less-is-now-trailer-1024x576.jpg)](https://youtu.be/jn-xbOCZOiQ) ## LESS IS NOW They’ve built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how it’s never too late to start over with less in this Emmy-nominated Netflix Original documentary. Directed by Matt D’Avella. [![Netflix](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Netflix.png)](https://netflix.com/theminimalists) --- [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/J8DGjUv-Vjc?controls=0) ## MINIMALISM After 7 years and 80 million views on Netflix, The Minimalists’ first documentary, *Minimalism*, is now available on [YouTube](https://youtu.be/J8DGjUv-Vjc). Directed by Matt D’Avella. Also available on[![Apple TV](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Apple-TV-Icon-1-200x200.png)](https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/minimalism-a-documentary-about-the-important-things/umc.cmc.5adkjn13h1uje1u3ajwntzl5x) [![Buy Minimalism on Amazon](https://minimalismfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/amazon.png)](https://amzn.to/2cuczCi) [![Google Play](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Google-Play-Icon-200x200.png)](https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/Minimalism_a_Documentary_About_the_Important_Thing?id=vrzESek2B2E) [![Buy Minimalism on Vimeo](https://minimalismfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/vimeo-1.png)](https://vimeo.com/ondemand/minimalismfilm) --- [![](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Fragments-Cover-1.jpeg)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgntjLiZBAEO7wtYHeLEAQdZ) ## FRAGMENTS This artistic short-film series by The Minimalists, directed by Danny Martinez and starring Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, and T.K. Coleman, is now streaming 100% advertisement-free. [Season One](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgntjLiZBAEO7wtYHeLEAQdZ) --- [![Let's Talk About Less](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Lets-Talk-About-Less-1.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjglqOwHtesLkTuTPjxC4DiWO) ### LET’S TALK ABOUT LESS Each episode of this video-essay series explores a specific problem created by consumerism—from busyness and impulse to social media and destabilization of the economy. [Season One](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjglqOwHtesLkTuTPjxC4DiWO) --- [![](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/simples.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgn7nFxOUY6__JTzznosPuMH) ### SIMPLES How often do we question the status quo? SIMPLES is a four-part animated web series created by The Minimalists to help us think clearly about the way we live our lives. [Season One](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgn7nFxOUY6__JTzznosPuMH) --- [![Livingroom Conversations](https://www.theminimalists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Livingroom-Conversations-Season-1.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgmdwUHfCMW0StL6bmxoZUcG) ### LIVINGROOM CONVERSATIONS Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus invite you into their livingrooms for this intimate series. Together, they dish out simple insights for living simply. [Season One](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgmdwUHfCMW0StL6bmxoZUcG) | [Season Two](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgmaIInyx3Lb24p2UwKIr05H) | [Season Three](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy69MfeMEjgmVcEtD03XicWp75QI6Q8ut) --- #### You May Also Enjoy [How to Start a Successful Blog Today](https://www.theminimalists.com/blog/) Learn how to start a blog in less than an hour. Follow the step-by-step instructions we used when starting our blog, which now has reached more than 20 million people. Creating this blog is one of the best decisions Ryan and I ever made. After all, our blog is how we earn a living. More important, it's how we add value to other people's lives. [Read more](https://www.theminimalists.com/blog/) [30-Day Minimalism Game](https://www.theminimalists.com/game/) Let's play a simple game together. We call it the 30-Day Minimalism Game. Find a friend, family member, or coworker who's willing to minimize their stuff with you next month. [Read more](https://www.theminimalists.com/game/) [11 Ways to Write Better](https://www.theminimalists.com/eleven/) We are all writers now. Whether you write books, blog posts, emails, Instagram captions, or text messages, you are a writer. No matter your preferred medium, here are a few tips to help you write more effectively. [Read more](https://www.theminimalists.com/eleven/) Subscribe to The Minimalists via [email](https://www.theminimalists.com/subscribe/).