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1–48 of 563,909 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive About Bananas 1935 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Complete presentation of the banana industry from the clearing of the jungle and the planting to the shipment of the fruit to the American markets. Internet Archive Doctor in Industry (Part I) 1946 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Epic history of industrial medicine in the first half of the 20th century, showing how manufacturers and the medical profession came to terms with one another… Internet Archive Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women 1967 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles A team of astronauts crashes on the surface of Venus. Accompanied by their robot, they explore the surface and end up destroying the Venusian God. This film… Internet Archive House on Haunted Hill 1959 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles Frederick Loren has invited five strangers to a party of a lifetime. He is offering each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in a house. Internet Archive Sita Sings the Blues 2008 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious… Internet Archive Utopia 1951 · Feature · Subtitles Utopia (also known as Atoll K and Robinson Crusoe Land) is last film Laurel and Hardy made together. It was filmed and produced in Europe. Internet Archive Sleep for Health 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Told from the viewpoint of a child, this film emphasizes that children should train themselves in good sleeping habits. In typical "Goofus and Gallant" style,… Internet Archive The Fast And The Furious 1955 · Feature http://imdb.com/title/tt0046969/ A man wrongly imprisoned for murder (John Ireland) breaks out of jail. He wants to clear his name, but with the police… Internet Archive Bloody Pit of Horror 1965 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles A group of models and cameramen go to a castle to shoot covers for horror novels where they're captured and tortured by the castle's owner, the Crimson… Internet Archive Eat for Health 1954 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Ralph learns the five food groups, helping him to eat a balanced diet, and has more fun because of his better health. Internet Archive Abraham Lincoln 1930 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles A biography of the beloved United States president by D. W. Griffith. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Stranger 1946 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles Set Connecticut after World War II, The Stranger is a cat and mouse game between Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a member of the Allied War Crimes Commission and… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin Festival 1938 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Adventurer, The Cure, Easy Street and The Immigrant, presented with music and sound effects. You can find more information… Internet Archive My Favorite Brunette 1947 · Feature · 1 h 26 min · Subtitles Bob Hope comedy with Dorothy Lamour. | You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Jungle Book 1942 · Feature · 1 h 48 min Teenaged Mowgli, who was raised by wolves, appears in a village in India and is adopted by Messua. Mowgli learns human language and some human ways quickly,… Internet Archive His Girl Friday 1940 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Hilarious romantic comedy starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell. Russell is rough and tumble reporter looking to get out of the news racket by marrying and… Internet Archive The Lost World 1925 · Feature · Subtitles The first film adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel about a land where prehistoric creatures still roam.You can find more information… Internet Archive Royal Wedding 1951 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Brother and sister dancing duo Tom and Ellen Bowen (Fred Astaire and Jane Powell) travel to merry old England. There, against the backdrop of the impending… Internet Archive The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1957 · Feature · 1 h 29 min Stars Van Johnson, Claude Rains, Jim Backus Tagline: "Now! a giant color spectacle! from the pages of the immortal classics comes this famous story"… Internet Archive Scarlet Street 1945 · Feature · 1 h 43 min · Subtitles German director Fritz Lang is best known for the highly influential films from relatively early in his career, especially Metropolis (1927) and M (1931). But… Internet Archive Escape From Sobibor 1987 · Feature Alan Arkin and Rutger Hauer star in this award winning movie about the successful mass escape of 300 prisoners from the Sobibor Nazi death camp. Fine acting… Internet Archive The Flying Deuces 1939 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Subtitles This was the first comedy that Laurel and Hardy starred in without producer Hal Roach, although they had previously been "guest stars" in four MGM movies.… Internet Archive Cyrano De Bergerac 1950 · Feature · 1 h 52 min · Subtitles From: IMDb : France, 1640: Cyrano, the charismatic swordsman-poet with the absurd nose, hopelessly loves the beauteous Roxane; she, in turn, confesses to… Internet Archive Cosmos: War of the Planets 1977 · Feature · 1 h 29 min · Subtitles A spaceship intercepts a mysterious message and then crashes on the planet the message is being sent from. There they uncover a force that threatens to take… Internet Archive Care of the Skin 1949 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Structure of the skin; good cleanliness habits; the proper way to wash; the correct use of soap. Internet Archive The Ghoul 1933 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles The Ghoul is a 1933 British Horror film starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger and Ralph Richardson, whose debut film this was. The plot… Internet Archive The Iron Mask 1929 · Feature · Subtitles A swashbuckling Alexandre Dumas adventure featuring Douglas Fairbanks. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Amazing Adventure 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Cary Grant plays Earnest Bliss a rich socialite who makes a bet with his doctor that he can make a living for one year using none of his current wealth. Internet Archive Teenagers from Outer Space 1959 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles A young alien (David Love) falls for a pretty teenage Earth girl (Dawn Anderson) and they team up to try to stop the plans of his invading cohorts. Internet Archive Child Bride 1938 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying young, underage girls. Internet Archive Mr. Robinson Crusoe 1932 · Feature · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : While cruising the South Seas with friends aboard a sailing yacht, it is wagered that Steve can not survive on a desert isle without the… Internet Archive Horror Express 1976 · Feature · 1 h 27 min · Subtitles An English anthropologist (Christopher Lee) has discovered a frozen monster in the frozen wastes of Manchuria which he believes may be the Missing Link. He… Internet Archive Personal Hygiene (Part I) 1950 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Military training drama showing how the residents of a barracks convince a sloppy soldier to clean up his act. With many folk songs on cleanliness. Internet Archive Mclintock 1963 · Feature This great comedy western stars John Wayne,Maureen O'Hara,Patrick Wayne, Stefanie Powers,Chill Wills, and Strother Marten. There is a hilarious mudhole fight… Internet Archive 122 Eyes 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Hard times in 1950s St. Louis and the social services that aimed to alleviate them. Internet Archive The Phantom of the Opera 1925 · Feature · 1 h 46 min At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus forces her to give up her role (Marguerite in Faust) for… Internet Archive 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1916 · Feature · 1 h 48 min The Universal Film Manufacturing Company was not known in the silent era as premier producer of motion pictures. Yet, in 1916 they produced a film that could… Internet Archive The House On Haunted Hill 1959 · Feature Vincent Price gives a stellar performance as the suavely malevolent host of a "haunted house party" who offers his guests $10,000 if they can survive a night… Internet Archive Behave Yourself 1951 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles When a cute Welsh terrier follows Bill Denny home, little does he know that all gangland has its eye on that dog. Who will be bumbling Bill's undoing - the… Internet Archive City of the Dead/Horror Hotel 1960 · Feature · 1 h 15 min · Subtitles College student Nan Barlow visits the village of Whitewood as research for her paper on witchcraft in New England, particularly the case of Elizabeth Selwyn.… Internet Archive Mark of Zorro 1920 · Feature · Subtitles Mark of Zorro was the transition between Douglas Fairbanks' early career as a brash all-American hero and the lavish 1920s costume adventures. Internet Archive Dressed To Kill 1946 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Aka 'Sherlock Holmes in Dressed To Kill' - features Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Health: Your Posture 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Young girl's mirror image teaches her fundamentals of good posture. Internet Archive Night of the Living Dead 1968 · Feature · 1 h 35 min · Subtitles This is the full 1080p Blu-Ray rip (m2ts) of "Night of the Living Dead" ( IMDB ) as well as other versions derived from it. The mkv's each have the DTS and… Internet Archive From the Ground Up 1954 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Promotional film for "Nutrilite," a 1950s-vintage food supplement. Internet Archive Angel and the Badman 1947 · Feature · 1 h 39 min · Subtitles John Wayne plays Quirt Evans, a gunslinger with a nasty rep who is injured and nursed back to health by a Quaker family. Internet Archive Suddenly 1954 · Feature · 1 h 15 min · Subtitles "Three gunmen, who have been hired to assassinate the President, hold a family hostage while waiting for their target. Interesting B film which focuses on… Internet Archive Rock, Rock, Rock 1956 · Feature · 1 h 25 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A young teenage girl desperately tries to earn enough money to buy a dress for a school rock and roll dance. This early rock and roll…