Wikimedia Commons

2,497–2,544 of 68,461 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.
Commons Caravaggio's cliffhangers - the case of St. Matthew 2026 · Short · 1 min A video about the dynamic narrative depicted in the painting "The Inspiration of St. Matthew" (Rome), by Caravaggio. Commons Richard Stockton (Hillsdale College animation) 2025 · Cartoon · 1 min Step into history like never before. Watch the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the ladies of the American Revolution come alive through vivid,… Commons Roger Sherman (Hillsdale College animation) 2025 · Cartoon · 1 min Step into history like never before. Watch the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the ladies of the American Revolution come alive through vivid,… Commons President George W. Bush reflects on America at 250 2026 · Short · 2 min As America marks its semiquincentennial, President Bush reflects on what unites us and how we can help ensure the next 250 years are America’s strongest yet. Commons ECLIPSE SOLAR - El momento más esperado - AGOSTO 2026 2026 · Short · 2 min Como un viaje a otro planeta. Un viaje al otoño-aunque en pleno agosto-marcado por una luz cálida, casi metálica, y un curioso cambio de temperaturas. Como… Commons PaperWaspAttackesSkipper 2026 · Short · 2 min This fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) avoids becoming prey pulp this European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) would deliver to its larvae. Segments repeated… Commons Secretary Hegseth Announces Department-Wide Review of the Military Legal System 2026 · Short · 1 min Secretary Hegseth has announced that he is convening a special review panel to conduct a comprehensive, long-term, department-wide review of every aspect of… Commons Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress 2026 · Short · 1 min Senate Homeland Security Committee Votes to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in Contempt of Congress, 8-7. Commons Prime Minister Carney's message on Labour Day 2026 · Short · 1 min September 7, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a message to Canadians on Labour Day. Commons Lindsay Clancy's Mom Reads Texts From Daughter Asking For Help On Day 14 Of Murder Trial 2026 · Short · 1 min Lindsay Clancy’s mother took the stand in her daughter's murder trial Monday, describing a disturbing warning from her daughter a month before Clancy killed… Commons Clancy Juror Identifies Holdout As Black Man In His 30s 2026 · Short · 1 min A juror in the Lindsay Clancy trial revealed new age and demographic details about the jury, including that the holdout was a Black man who she estimated to… Commons Glissading from a Colorado 14er-tNXCJuq6ong 2010 · Short · 1 min Alan glissading down from the saddle between Colorado 14er's Castle and Conundrum peaks. It was about 500'. Commons Mt. Wilson Summit View-LWHWN4jQDzg 2010 · Short · 1 min View from Colorado 14er, Mt. Wilson at 14256'. I climbed it via the traverse from nearby El Diente Peak at 14159' Commons Git Basics 04 - Vorteile von Git (Deutsch) 2026 · Short · 5 min German-dubbed version of Git Basics, episode 4 (Quick Wins with Git). The video presents and explains eight distinguishing features and practical advantages… Commons 'Aida' de Verdi - “Celeste Aida” amb Piotr Beczała 2026 · Short · 2 min Piotr Beczała interpreta «Celeste Aida», l’ària de Radamès del primer acte d’Aida de Giuseppe Verdi, al Gran Teatre del Liceu. En aquest moment inicial de… Commons Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager First Light Briefing 2010 · Short · 1 min NASA Caption: The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager The HMI will measure the waves rippling across the surface of the Sun and the strength and direction of… Commons Modifier texte svg 2010 · Short · 1 min Méthode simple pour remplacer un texte sur un fichier SVG en utilisant un simple éditeur de texte Commons Citing sources tutorial, part 1 2010 · Educational · 2 min · Subtitles A tutorial on how to use footnotes for creating citations on Wikipedia. Script here, OpenDocument slideshow available on request. See also: part 2. Commons The-Global-Transmission-and-Control-of-Influenza-pone.0019515.s003 2011 · Short · 1 min Animation of simulated pandemics beginning in Mexico, with or without vaccination. The simulation was initialized with 1,000 infected individuals in Mexico… Commons Single-Amino-Acid-Substitutions-in-the-Chemotactic-Sequence-of-Urokinase-Receptor-Modulate-Cell-pone.0044806.s001 2012 · Short · 1 min Basal cell migration of uPAR expressing 293 cells. Phase-contrast time-lapse of 293/uPARwt-3 cells were acquired for 70 minutes (1 frame every 15 s). The… Commons Graham farmer freeway tunnel east gnangarra 2013 · Short · 2 min driving eastbound through the Graham Farmer Freeway tunnel with two lanes of traffic. Work commences 5th April 2013 to create a third traffic lane facilitated… Commons Formation-of-Stylet-Sheaths-in-āere-(in-air)-from-Eight-Species-of-Phytophagous-Hemipterans-from-pone.0062444.s006 2013 · Short · 1 min Video of a single Ferrisia virgata (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae, striped mealybug) forming a multi-branch stylet sheath in āere. Total elapsed time from start… Commons Mahatma Gandhi - Sabarmati Ashram - Ahmedabad - Gujarat 2013 · Short · 2 min अत्र महात्मनः निवासः आसीत् । अस्य नाम हृदयकुञ्जः इति । यथा अस्माकं हृदयं शरीराय नूतनाम् उर्जां ददाति, तथैवेतत् कुटीरम् आश्रमाय नूतनाम् उर्जां ददाति इति भावः । Commons Projected U.S. Temperature Changes by 2100 2013 · Short · 1 min The average temperature across the continental U.S. could be 8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer by the end of the 21st century under a climate scenario in which… Commons Hierarchical-Self-Organization-of-Non-Cooperating-Individuals-pone.0081449.s001 2013 · Short · 1 min Emergence of a hierarchical leadership network. Starting from a random network of 73 agents, the rule of copying the decisions of the most trusted neighbours… Commons Tyska verb i presens 2014 · Educational · 6 min En grundläggande genomgång av hur man böjer verb i presens på tyska: regelbundna verb, haben och sein. Commons Lightning Simulator - Kelvin Water Dropper for demonstrations to students at UVic lab 2012 · Short · 1 min This is a version of Lord Kelvin's Water Drop apparatus that was built for demonstrations to students visiting our lab at UVic. It simulates the process of… Commons Wikimania 2014 Hackathon time lapse 2014 · Short · 1 min Time lapse of the Wikimania 2014 Hackathon at the Barbican in London. For a high resolution file: https://archive.org/details/hackathon2 Commons Wikimania 2014 opening time lapse 2014 · Short · 1 min Time lapse of the opening of Wikimania 2014 in the Barbican in London. For a high quality file see: https://archive.org/details/WikimaniaOpening Commons General Lavine 2014 · Short · 2 min General Lavine from "Prelude Book II" by Claude Debussy as performed by Jethary Rader in April, 2014. Commons Ford Island 2014 · Short · 4 min Animation of time that passed between initial Japanese transmission of "lightning attack" and the transmission of "Air Raid, Pearl Harbor--this is no drill",… Commons Curiosités de Notre-Dame-Strasbourg 2015 · Short · 1 min Sur le piédroit, de part et d'autre du portail Nord de la façade, sont représentées les vertus terrassant les vices. Il s'agit de copies. Les originales se… Commons Astronauts Mark Leonard Nimoy's Passing 2015 · Short · 1 min NASA Astronaut Michael Fincke and ESA European Space Agency Astronaut Luca Parmitano reflect on the inspiration that actor Leonard Nimoy’s character Mr. Spock… Commons Valentia - Sintonia de campanya - Compromís 2015 · Short · 2 min Cançó de campanya de Compromís per a les eleccions nacionals i municipals de 2015. Commons Lojovice, kaplička, zvonění s ptačím zpěvem 2015 · Short · 1 min Velké Popovice-Lojovice, Prague-East District, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. A bell chapel, evening ringing with birdsong on the background. Commons Non-Invasive-Microbial-Metabolic-Activity-Sensing-at-Single-Cell-Level-by-Perfusion-of-Calcein-pone.0141768.s007 2015 · Short · 1 min Intermittant iron supply with single cell events. After 3.7 hours, the perfusion medium was switched to without carbon (CGXII—PCA). The limitation of carbon… Commons Vincent van Gogh Practice makes perfect 2012 · Short · 1 min Vincent van Gogh_ Practice makes perfect. From 29 September 2012 to 25 April 2013, the Van Gogh Museum presents 'Vincent. The Van Gogh Museum in the Hermitage… Commons A-Computational-Study-of-the-Factors-Influencing-the-PVC-Triggering-Ability-of-a-Cluster-of-Early-pone.0144979.s005 2015 · Short · 1 min Dependence of PVC triggering on the value of the resting membrane potential E f of the fibroblasts. Video showing PVC triggering by an EAD clump, radius R =… Commons Πίνακας 2016 · Educational · 1 min Επίδειξη προσθήκης πίνακα σε σελίδα της Βικιπαίδειας, με την χρήση του οπτικού επεξεργαστή VisualEditor. Commons Distributed-Cerebellar-Motor-Learning-A-Spike-Timing-Dependent-Plasticity-Model-Video3 2016 · Short · 1 min Learning simulation. Synaptic weight evolution during Case B study is plotted. Simulations were run using plasticity mechanisms at PF–PC, MF-DCN, and PC-DCN… Commons Seal playing with NRW diver near Skomer - Morlo yn chwarae gyda deifar CNC yn Sgomer 2016 · Short · 1 min Playful seals have gotten up close and personal with officers from Natural Resources Wales in the seas around Skomer Island NRW staff have been busy this year… Commons Canon de l'Hermione 2016 · Feature · 1 h 33 min Sortie de l'Hermione (réplique de 2014) dans la baie de Saint-Malo. Accompagnée de l'Etoile du Roy et de nombreux autres bateaux. Le bateau tire des coups de… Commons Joods Monument Woerden WO II 2015 · Short · 1 min Tijdens het cultuurcafé van 29 april 2015 werd dit filmpje vertoond. Het was ook te zien bij de expositie in de bibliotheek bij gelegenheid van de 70-jarige… Commons Posttraumatic stress disorder 2016 · Short · 5 min What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? PTSD's a type of mental health condition that can happen after experiencing a traumatic event. This video covers… Commons Runoff and filtersoxx 2016 · Short · 1 min animation showing soil erosion by run-off and the addition of filter soxx to prevent it Commons BioSig3D-High-Content-Screening-of-Three-Dimensional-Cell-Culture-Models-pone.0148379.s007 2016 · Short · 1 min (BioSig3D: Plate Layout Video) A video presenting how to do plate layout for high content screening. Commons OMR-Arena-Automated-Measurement-and-Stimulation-System-to-Determine-Mouse-Visual-Thresholds-Based-pone.0078058.s001 2013 · Short · 1 min Visualization of the tracking algorithm. A video of one mouse placed on the platform in the setup performing OMR. To facilitate the detection of the nose… Commons Controlling-the-motion-of-multiple-objects-on-a-Chladni-plate-ncomms12764-s8 2016 · Short · 1 min Supplementary Movie 7 Manipulation of droplets on solid carriers. The movie includes a recording of experiment shown in Fig. 2c.