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8,017–8,064 of 19,489 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 NASA 1969 APOLLO 9 LUNAR MISSION MARINER MARS MISSION VTOL AIRCRAFT 87174d Film This color film produced by NASA, an Aeronautics and Space Report has 3 segments. The first is about Apollo 9 just before its launch on March 3, 1969 (:32). A… Internet Archive Bernal Heights Walk And Talk March 6 2021 2021 · Talk A Shaping San Francisco "Urban Forum: Walk & Talk" covering Bernal Heights, from the Bernal Cut and its long transit history to some recent restoration and… Internet Archive Humanity of Teaching 1973 · Educational James Heindon, Marc Robert, Herbert Kohl, Jonathan Kosol, Lee Salk, several principals, teachers and others share their views on the importance of positive… Internet Archive I.B.M. MISSILE GUIDANCE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR TITAN II ICBM FILM FOOTAGE (SILENT) 49994 Film This silent film was likely a test print of "dailies" for an industrial film about the missile guidance computer for the Titan II ICBM and rocket booster. The… Internet Archive SPECTACULAR AIRPLANE DISASTER & CRASH MOVIE "YOU GOTTA EXPECT LOSSES" 89544 Film Originally made for showing at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) annual convention, YOU GOTTA EXPECT LOSSES AKA BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD is a… Internet Archive Sporting Love (1936 Hammer film) 1936 · Film A British early Hammer Studio film, a comedy involving horseracing, marriage, debts. Made from a filmstrip. Internet Archive ” CARIBBEAN PICTURE TREASURES ” 1974 KODAK TRAVELOGUE TRINIDAD, JAMAICA, PUERTO RICO XD11734 Film This travelogue from 1974 was produced by Eastman Kodak Co., as part of a campaign to promote still and motion picture photography, including the use of new,… Internet Archive “ THE BIG PICTURE -- USO WHEREVER THEY GO! ” STARS IN WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM WAR XD39144 Film This 1960s color episode (#467) of the television series, “The Big Picture” uses footage shot by the United States Army Signal Corps to explain the mission of… Internet Archive "CRUSADERS OF THE SKY" U.S. AIR FORCE in WORLD WAR I LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE DOCUMENTARY 22664 Documentary Crusaders of the Sky (No. AFMR-661) is a short World War I film produced by Allegro Film Productions that gives viewers a look at the first American pilots to… Internet Archive RECOGNITION OF THE NORTHROP P-61 BLACK WIDOW AIRPLANE - WWII NIGHT FIGHTER 81864 Film Made to educate anti-aircraft gunnery crews, aircraft spotters and airplane pilots and crews, this WWII identification film shows the features of the P-61… Internet Archive 1936 ST. THOMAS VIRGIN ISLANDS TRAVELOGUE "IN THE WAKE OF THE BUCKANEERS" (see also 53654) 72052b Documentary Created by the Department of the Interior in 1936, "In the Wake of the Buckaneers" is a wonderful travelogue about St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. It shows… Internet Archive GERMAN WEHRMACHT & LUFTWAFFE WAR GAMES RED vs. BLUE ARMIES 74122 Film Apparently made prior to World War II, this fascinating German educational film shows wargames between Red and Blue Armies, including the use of the hulking… Internet Archive PAN AM AIRLINES INTRODUCES THE BOEING STRATOCRUISER 49964 Film This exciting promotional film for Pan Am's new "double deck Clipper", the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, was made in the last 1940s as the airplane entered… Internet Archive “LIFE LINE OF THE NATION AMERICAN RAILROADS IN WWII” 1944 CARL DUDLEY WWII FILM (Print 1) 70892 Film Carl Dudley delivers an ode to the American railroad for it’s WWII efforts. The railroad was instrumental in providing continuous supply lines to the war… Internet Archive World In The Sky Film World In The Sky We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the… Internet Archive " CHEMISTRY OF BEHAVIOR " 1963 PSYCHOACTIVE DRUG TESTING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY XD35804 Film This black and white educational film "Chemistry of Behavior" presents an introduction to the field of psychopharmacology, showing how drugs are tested and… Internet Archive Kasky On Ecology Center 1970s 2023 · Film Another brief excerpt from the full-length oral history of Marc Kasky. Here he describes his role in reviving the moribund Ecology Center in San Francisco… Internet Archive Ways of Assessing Reading Progress 1974 · Educational Reading experts examine ways of measuring reading skills development through various methods such as standardized tests Internet Archive Where to Begin with Nonverbal Children 1974 · Educational Shows a technique for making a general evaluation of the functional behavior of non-verbal children. Presents 5 categories which can be used to measure the… Internet Archive " GUNNERY IN THE B-29 " ANIMATED B-29 SUPERFORTRESS CREW TURRET COMPUTER TRAINING FILM 19584 Cartoon Dating to 1945, this restricted WWII training film was produced by the War Department. It features animation that was likely done by the Warner Bros. studios… Internet Archive THE ATOMIC BOMB ITS EFFECTS & HOW TO MEET THEM BRITISH CIVIL DEFENSE FILM 83284 Film The 1952 Civil Defense and Fire Service training film The Atomic Bomb: Its Effects And How To Meet Them (Parts 1-3) aims help the public visualize “the… Internet Archive " THE BATTLE " 1965 U.S. MARINE CORPS VIETNAM WAR SEARCH AND DESTROY OPERATION PIRANHA Film This 1965 propaganda film was produced by the U.S. Naval Photographic Center and looks at the first day of Operation Piranha, which took place on the Batangan… Internet Archive “BASIC PRINCIPLES OF FREQUENCY MODULATION” 1944 U.S. WAR DEPARTMENT FILM FM RADIO (Print 2) 47194 Film Made during WWII by the War Department, this official training film describes what frequency modulation (FM) is and how to use it in reference to radio… Internet Archive “THE NARROW GAUGE” 1940's DURANGO & SILVERTON NARROW GAUGE RAILROAD MIKADO STEAM LOCOMOTIVE 49754 Film This brief and un-narrated film shows the operation of the narrow gauge locomotive #476, a 2-8-2 Mikado built by the American Locomotive Company or ALCO, on… Internet Archive NASA APOLLO 9 MISSION " THE SPACE DUET OF SPIDER AND GUMDROP " 1969 78834 Film This color educational film offers a view of the Apollo 9 astronauts before, during and after their Earth orbital mission. Presents a record of the training,… Internet Archive Check The Neck Film A film made for police, firemen and first responders to alert them to special care that needs to be taken when resuscitating a laryngectomee - a person whose… Internet Archive NASA KSNN - Why Airplanes Fly Film Why Airplanes Fly? This segment explains how airplane flight is similar to bird flight. Internet Archive A Is For Autism 1992 · Film Internet Archive The Little Things — Filmic Walk in Brooklyn Boerum Hill 2025 · Home movie Boerum Hill, Brooklyn — November 16, 2025 This filmic walk records the rainy nighttime atmosphere of Boerum Hill in Brooklyn. The recording moves slowly… Internet Archive 1945 USAAF “ WEEKLY DIGEST NO. 72 ” DOUGLAS A-26 BOMBING OF SINGAPORE & CORREGIDOR 43574 Film This film is of the series ‘Weekly Digest’ which aired during WW2 and provides footage of the A-26 as well as footage from WW2 fronts. It opens with the… Internet Archive 1930’S TRIP TO ITALY, SWITZERLAND & FRANCE SILENT HOME MOVIE VENICE, ROME, PARIS 57124 Home movie Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent home movie takes viewers through parts of Italy and France in the 1930’s. During this time period in Italy,… Internet Archive THE STAR REPORTER IN HOLLYWOOD 1930s RADIO RECORDING & BROADCASTING SONS OF THE PIONEERS 65174 Film This 1937 black and white film about radio shows of that time was presented by Adolph Zukor and produced and directed by Herbert Moulton and Leslie Rousch.… Internet Archive "USE OF PARACHUTES" 1946 U.S. NAVY PILOT TRAINING FILM 84564 Film In this 1946 U.S. Navy training film (MN-5801) from Jam Handy Productions, viewers see the appropriate way to wear parachutes, tighten harnesses, check for… Internet Archive SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR SSR 1960s AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL & NAVIGATION TRAINING FILM XD39564 Film This late 1950s / early 1960s black and white informational film from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) explains the basics of secondary… Internet Archive “NOBODY’S CHILDREN" 1946 FILM ABOUT ADOPTION SOCIAL WORKERS ORPHANAGE XD43364 Film This black and white short subject "Nobody's Children" was released in late 1946. The film concerns the process of child adoption in America and centers on… Internet Archive 1950s EGYPTIAN FILM INDUSTRY CAIRO EGYPT SAMIA GAMAL STUDIO MISR FILM STUDIO 54614 Film Dating to the early 1950s, probably 1951, and produced by the Hamilton Wright Organization for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this short film shows… Internet Archive “ AIR FORCE NOW ” 1972 AFRTS USAF NEWS SERVICE FILM WOLFMAN JACK ROYAL FLUSH COMPETITION 74402 Film This film is an episode of the United States Air Force’s news service TV program titled “Air Force Now” from 1972. The series was produced by the USAF during… Internet Archive Campy 1960's Pan AM Airline Stewardess / Flight Attendant Film "See A Job" 30894 Film This hilariously campy 1960s educational film, SEE A JOB, subtitled WHAT'S A NICE GIRL LIKE YOU DOING WAY UP HERE WHEN THE GROUND'S WAY DOWN THERE, tells the… Internet Archive DESERT ARABS 1940s BEDOUINS & CARAVANS DOCUMENTARY FILM 45194 Documentary Dating to the 1940s, this silent Encyclopedia Brittanica produced film shows "Desert Arabs" -- the bedouins of Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The life of these… Internet Archive THE F-111 AARDVARK ALL WEATHER TACTICAL STRIKE AIRCRAFT "BEYOND CHALLENGE" 23844 Film Created by General Dynamics, this film was created to promote the F-111 Aardvark, a tactical strike aircraft, that could be used in all types of weather. The… Internet Archive BEIJING CHINA 1930s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE "LAND OF KHAN" 44014d Film This 1934 black-and-white film takes the viewer to “Peiping — Land of Khan.” (At the time, China’s capital, Beijing, was known as Beiping — but written as… Internet Archive 1950’S TRAVELOGUE FOOTAGE IN PANAMA, ARGENTINA, PERU AND MANAUS, BRAZIL 52014 Film Shot by an unknown American tourist, this film shows a voyage aboard the SS Hibeuras to Central and South America. It dates to the 1950s. 00:08 Montage:… Internet Archive "THE STORY OF MONEY" 1940s EDUCATIONAL FILM BARTER ECONOMY, GOLD & BANKS 65954 Educational This British Information Services film from the late 1940s, written and produced by Donald Taylor, traces the history of money and the evolution of bartering… Internet Archive 1960 JOHN DEERE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT PROMO FILM FARM TRACTOR, BULLDOZERS & LOADERS 87214 Film An exhaustive exposition of John Deere’s 1960 offerings in construction, farming, landscaping and logging equipment, set to a lush orchestral soundtrack. (TRT… Internet Archive 1967 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL BIOGRAPHY FILM "HERE IS TOMORROW" INVENTION OF TELEPHONE 90314 Film Dating to 1967, "Here is Tomorrow" is an AT&T produced film about the life of Alexander Graham Bell. The film opens in a field in front of an old airplane… Internet Archive THE STORY OF COLORADO RIVER AQUEDUCT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT PROMO 91204 Film This early 1980’s color film, written and directed by Richard J. Soltys, traces the history of the Colorado River Aqueduct (CRA), a 242 mile water conveyance… Internet Archive “COMMAND PERFORMANCE” 1949 RCA VICTOR 78 RPM & 45 RPM RECORD MANUFACTURING PART 2 XD39044a Film This 1949 color addendum to an otherwise black and white 1942 film (Part 2 of 2, see Periscope Film #XD39044 for Part 1) concludes a detailed look at the… Internet Archive Using Large Apparatus in Movement Education 1976 · Educational The use of large apparatus in movement education can increase children's physical and creative abilities and their confidence, as well as provide them with…