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7,921–7,968 of 19,487 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 Rookie of the Year 1973 · Educational Internet Archive 1942 NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD PROMOTIONAL FILM "NEW YORK CALLING" NEW YORK CITY 55534 Film Produced by the Public Relations Department of the New York Central System and New York Central Railroad, the 1942 film New York Calling offers viewers a tour… Internet Archive Wildlife Conservation Society: Sea And Sky Project 2001 · Film Lecture by Dr. Claudio Compagna on the Wildlife Conservation Society Sea and Sky Project. Hosted by Jerry Kay. Internet Archive A Question of Balance: Fair Trial, Free Press 1984 · Educational · 28 min Howard K. Smith Examines the balance which must be maintained between freedom of the press and the right to a fair trail Internet Archive That's Business: Profit Forecasting 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1977 under title: Forecasting profit & the cash flow Title from data sheet Also issued as videocassette… Internet Archive WWII WEEKLY DIGEST JAPANESE FIRE BALLOONS HELICOPTERS IN CHINA ATOMIC BOMB 43694a Film Dating to August of 1945, this Army Air Forces newsreel is one of the very last in a series made during WWII. The film begins at :30 with footage of some of… Internet Archive Stopping Drug Abuse Film An odd film from Lockheed Aviation that talks about how laws are being used to curb drug abuse. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks… Internet Archive " KING OF THE RAILS " GENERAL ELECTRIC MILWAUKEE ROAD EP-1 / EF-1 ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES XD14204 Film Note: this file available in HD only. Dating to 1915, this black & white, silent film promotes General Electric's "King of the Rails" electric locomotives… Internet Archive NASA X-15 ROCKET PLANE RETROSPECTIVE 1960-1980 U.S.A.F. ASTRONAUTS 30974 Film This color film provides an overview of the X-15 from 1960 to 1980, predating Astronaut Joe Engle as Commander of the second orbital test flight of the Space… Internet Archive YESTERDAY'S NEWSREEL WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE 19th AMENDMENT 54334 Newsreel This episode of “Yesterday’s Newsreel” film offers the viewer “television highlights of the news of yesteryear” by providing vintage clips of famous people… Internet Archive AV Geeks Lunch 12 6 2022 Film Protestant Churches of Pittsburgh The Church Usher Church Vocations Music for our Church Internet Archive YESTERDAY'S NEWSREELS WOMENS SUFFRAGE & WINNING OF RIGHT TO VOTE SUSAN B. ANTHONY 61094 Newsreel This film is of the series of films titled ‘Yesterday’s Newsreel’ which combined actual news footage with modern commentary. The first segment is from 1917 to… Internet Archive Better Health From Space To Earth Short · 28 min NASA researchers and scientists use measurement and estimation skills to help characterize health, environmental and other operational human biomedical risks… Internet Archive [Ten Points For Safety] 2026 · Film Workprint of Rocky Mount's attempt to get their citizens to get their car's inspected. Looks to be late 1950s. Occasional sound. Some excellent footage of… Internet Archive Space Research and You: Your Home and Environment Film NASA space research continually assists man in improving his home and environment. Several examples of these improvements are discussed: Landsat studies of… Internet Archive " CENSUS 60 " REMINGTON RAND UNIVAC COMPUTER SYSTEM PROMO FILM 1960 U.S. CENSUS XD38024 Film This 1960 black and white promotional film for Remington Rand's UNIVAC computer features a dramatized a U.S. Census taker interviewing some vagrants for the… Internet Archive UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY PREPARATORY SCHOOL 1962 PROMOTIONAL MOVIE 60564 Film This film made in 1962 shows the Naval Academy Preparatory School or NAPS. NAPS is the preparatory school for the United States Naval Academy and is located… Internet Archive U.S. Navy 1955 Angled Deck Aircraft Carrier Orientation 74462 Film Made in 1955, this U.S. Navy training film discusses the new "angled deck" aircraft carriers. The angled flight deck was invented by Royal Navy Captain (later… Internet Archive Shell Oil Company Oil Tanker Documentary Film "Proud Ships" 75402 Documentary Created in 1954 by the Shell Oil Company, "Proud Ships" was directed by Philip Armitage. Across and around the world from oilfields to refineries and from… Internet Archive 1926 HEALTH EDUCATION FILM " OUR COMMON ENEMY - THE HOUSEFLY " FLIES & SPREAD OF DISEASE 45914 Educational This early silent, black & white educational film looks at maggots, house flies and the threat they pose to human health. House flies are one of the most… Internet Archive "THE FACES OF A UNION" 1980s UNITED STEEL WORKERS HISTORY & PROMOTIONAL FILM 88174 Film Created in 1980 by the United Steel Workers of America, "Faces of a Union" features some of the 1.4 million Americans who were union members. The film… Internet Archive 1954 CBS "THE SEARCH" DOCUMENTARY M.I.T. AUTOMATIC ROBOTS & DIGITAL COMPUTERS WHIRLWIND 88394 Documentary This film is an episode of ‘The Search’ a pioneering educational program that aired on CBS. This episode takes a look at the laboratories and plants that… Internet Archive " PACIFIC MENACE " WWII U.S. NAVAL DIGEST 1945 BATTLE OF LUZON PHILIPPINES & CHINA FRONT 89774 Film This WWII film "Pacific Menace" was produced as part of the industrial incentive program by the War Department. Intended to be shown to workers at naval… Internet Archive " WWI PILOT TRAINING " WORLD WAR ONE U.S. ARMY AIR SERVICE AVIATION GROUND SCHOOL XD31021 Film This short, silent Aviation Corps (most likely shorthand for the U.S. Army Air Service) film shows pilot training before, immediately after, or most likely… Internet Archive Communications: The Printed Word 1973 · Educational With teacher's guide Traces the history of printing from the beginning of papermaking in Egypt and examines the major advancements in the art of printing Internet Archive Hugh DAndrade On First Gulf War Protests 2020 · Film Hugh D'Andrade recounts his experiences with the 1990-91 Gulf War protests and compares them to later experiences in the 2003 Iraq War protests, and discusses… Internet Archive That's Business: Cash-Flow Forecasting 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1977 under title: Forecasting profit & the cash flow Title from data sheet Also issued as videocassette… Internet Archive Wildlife on the Deserts of America's Great Southwest Educational · 10 min Internet Archive World War II Anti-Aircraft Gun Documentary "Ack Ack" 77954 Documentary This WWII Ministry of Information film shows the Ack Ack gun crew using their mobile gun. The narrator speaks about the diverse backgrounds of the recruits,… Internet Archive 2 Chicks, 2 Bikes, 1 Cause 1998 · Film "a film about biking, bravery and breasts"-- description from box. Internet Archive CASTLE FILMS NEWS PARADE OF 1946 PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE NUREMBERG BIKINI A-BOMB TESTS 70374 Film Castle Films presents this ‘News Parade of the Year’ (:08) which will center on news highlights of 1946; looking at the world a year after the second world… Internet Archive WORLD WAR II U.S. COAST GUARD CONVOY OPERATIONS FILM "TASK FORCE" BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC 72025 Film Released in 1944 by Warner Brothers in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, "Task Force" is a Technicolor short film narrated by Jackson Beck. The film… Internet Archive 1920s EDUCATIONAL FILM “ TRANSPORTATION ” HORSES TROLLEY CARS TRAINS 79704 Educational This silent film from the 1920’s was to be shown in classroom as a teaching tool. It shows various methods of transportation across the globe including modern… Internet Archive “ NIGHTMARE IN RED ” 1959 HISTORY OF SOVIET RUSSIA DOCUMENTARY ASCENT OF STALIN (PART 2) 85594 Documentary McGraw Hill (:07) delivers a documentary "Nightmare in Red" on Soviet Russia. This is Part II of a two part film. The film begins with the death of Vladimir… Internet Archive "FLIGHT TV SHOW" 1958 B-29 ALL WEATHER FLIGHT EPISODE "SHOW OF FORCE" STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND 86104 Film "Flight" was a short-lived TV series that debuted in 1958 and only lasted one year. Hosted by Gen. George C. Kenney, the program focused on dramatic tellings… Internet Archive "FUN, SUN, SAND AND SEA" ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 1960s TRAVELOGUE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH 90184 Film “Fun, Sun, Sand And Sea,” an episode in Jack Douglas’ weekly America! series, highlights popular places to visit in Florida. The episode opens with Jack… Internet Archive 12 HOURS OF SEBRING FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX 56894 Film Presented by Gulf Oil, 12 HOURS OF SEBRING presents the Florida International Grand Prix of Endurance. It was produced by Nathan Zucker and shows the 1963… Internet Archive “ THE NEWS PARADE ” 1937 CASTLE FILMS NEWSREEL SPANISH CIVIL WAR AMELIA EARHART LOST (Sound version)42424 Newsreel This film is a Castle Films production from 1937, edited by Eugene W. Castle. Castle Films was founded in California in 1924 by former newsreel cameraman… Internet Archive " OLD MEXICO " 1940s HOME MOVIE TRAVELOG PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY THROUGH MEXICO 43904 Home movie “Old Mexico: Picturesque-Quaint” is an uncredited, silent, color amateur travelog-style home movie that likely dates to the late 1940s and takes the viewer on… Internet Archive Parts From Wire Film Covers cold forming of parts from wire, showing long stroke and high speed single and multiple die boltmakers, progressive headers, nut formers and cold… Internet Archive 1950s TRIP TO EUROPE TRAVELOGUE PORTUGAL, ITALY, HOLLAND, FRANCE, ENGLAND PARIS & LONDON XD51284 Film This travelogue film of a holiday trip to Europe in mid-1950s was produced by Norman Schley, a filmmaker from Wisconsin who often presented and narrated his… Internet Archive Drive In - Coming Attractions - Windmill Short This clip is only a few seconds long. Suggestion: insert this clip at the beginning of avy group of trailers when making your double-feature dvds. Internet Archive "ATTITUDES OF FLIGHT" WWII U.S. NAVY PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING FILM STEARMAN MODEL 75 BIPLANE 51924 Film Made for pilot trainees by Wilding, this black & white, U.S. Navy film is about airplane attitude. It is one of a series of films made during WWII, to rapidly… Internet Archive MOSCOW METROPOLITAN SUBWAY 1970s SOVIET EDUCATIONAL FILM METRO 54274 Educational Moscow Metropolitan, a cinematographic excerpt for the secondary-school pupils post-1976. This is an instructional and promotional movie about the convenience… Internet Archive HEDDA HOPPER'S HOLLYWOOD #4 WWII MORALE FILM w/ BOB HOPE & JANE WITHERS 70654 Film Before Liz Smith and Perez Hilton became household names in the world of celebrity gossip, before Rush Limbaugh became the voice of conservatism, there was… Internet Archive "BOUGAINVILLE A STEP TO VICTORY" WWII BOUGAINVILLE CAMPAIGN OPERATION CARTWHEEL 1943 80654 Newsreel "Bougainville A Step to Victory" presents the WWII Bougainville Campaign starting in mid-1943, when the Allies began their campaign to dismantle Japan’s… Internet Archive Corrosion- The Chemistry of a Menace Film Film made to attract high school students to the field of corrosion engineer. Looks to be made by high school students. Fascinating and odd. We digitized and… Internet Archive “ON THE RHINE AND HEIDELBERG” 1930s BERLIN, COLOGNE GERMANY HOME MOVIES XD45244 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent 1930s 16mm home movie footage of Heidelberg, Berlin, and Köln (Cologne), Germany during the interwar period…