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8,977–9,024 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 Heaven on Earth - The Rise and Fall of Socialism 2005 · Film Internet Archive 7% Solution: Holmes and Freud; Cyberjack: bio-virus 1998 · Film · Subtitles See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Crusade In The Pacific Pt. 23 73042 Film Created in 1951, "Crusade in the Pacific" was an early television documentary that remains one of the most comprehensive looks at the Pacific Campaign on… Internet Archive NASA APOLLO PROGRAM OVERVIEW & HISTORY THROUGH APOLLO 4 79944 Film The color NASA film “Apollo in Perspective” begins on a somber note as the nation reflects on where plans stand for a lunar mission in the wake of the 1967… Internet Archive POST-WWII OCCUPIED JAPAN HOME MOVIE BOMBED OUT TOKYO RUINS 24124 Home movie Shot by an unknown member of the U.S. Army occupation forces in Japan in the mid-1940s, this silent home movie begins with scenes of the sunrise over Sagami… Internet Archive 1932 AMATEUR CINEMA LEAGUE HOME MOVIE SHOT ABOARD U.S. NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SARATOGA 31504 Home movie This beautiful home film from the 1930’s shows a visit aboard the USS Saratoga. It was shot by an unknown member of the "Amateur Cinema League" -- a national… Internet Archive 57MM RECOILLESS RIFLE M18 WWII TRAINING FILM PORTABLE ANTI-TANK WEAPON 81564c Film This short, restricted film from WWII showcases the operation of the 57mm Recoilless Rifle, a 4000-yard weapon comparable to an anti-tank gun. The film shows… Internet Archive U.S. ARMY 24th INFANTRY DIVISION in KOREA TASK FORCE SMITH KOREAN WAR 85314 Film This 1960s black and white film documents the 24th Infantry Division in Korea as part of the Army’s “The Big Picture” weekly televised series by the Signal… Internet Archive All-American Ski Tournament Educational · 13 min A look at the competitive sport of water-skiing. Shot at Cypress Gardens, FL. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at… Internet Archive "THE CHANGING ARCHITECTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE BODY" 1970s GM AUTOMOBILE DESIGN FILM XD12694 Film “The Changing Architecture of the Automobile Body” is a video produced by General Motors in the mid 1970’s demonstrating the evolution of internal and… Internet Archive COLD WAR NUCLEAR FALLOUT RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE 71742 Film Created at the height of the Cold War, "Radiological Defense" presents the scenario of the USA dealing with a "fallout situation" as a result of an atomic… Internet Archive THE DEEP FRONTIER U.S. NAVY OCEANOGRAPHY IN THE 1960s AQUANOTS 79134 Film “The Deep Frontier” is an episode in the CBS News series 21st Century from 1968, that surveys exploration of the ocean floor. It utilizes U.S. Navy footage… Internet Archive 1912 RMS TITANIC & CARPATHIA SILENT NEWSREEL TITANIC DISASTER 44764 Newsreel The sinking of the Titanic created a news sensation that crowded the front pages of papers in the USA, the U.K. and abroad. Although there were no formal… Internet Archive MONTREAL EXPO '67 HOME MOVIES 59524 Home movie Shot during the 1967 International and Universal Exposition (also known as Expo '67) this 16mm silent home movie shows various scenes of the fair, including… Internet Archive WWII WEEKLY DIGEST NEWSREEL GERMAN ME-163 KOMET ROCKET PLANE R-4B HELICOPTERS 85794 Newsreel This WWII Army Air Forces Weekly Digest newsreel consists of various segments. It begins with an assessment of bomb damage in Pilsen, where marshaling yards… Internet Archive 1950s VIEWS OF PARIS, FRANCE RUE DE RIVOLI EIFFEL TOWER ARC DE TRIOMPHE NOTRE DAME 52704d Film Made by the short-lived "World in Color Productions" company -- and released in b&w -- this short film shows scenes of Paris in the late 1940s/early 1950s. It… Internet Archive 1944 ARMY NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE #36 GEN. LESLEY MCNAIR WWII REPORT FROM IOWA PRIVATE SNAFU 68694 Film In this 1944 issue of Army-Navy Screen Magazine, viewers see a tribute to the late Lt. Gen. Lesley James McNair. McNair shakes hands with soldiers on an… Internet Archive 1940s NEWSREEL TACOMA BRIDGE COLLAPSE FRENCH FLEET SUNK AT ORAN 70682 Newsreel This historic newsreel shows some interesting events in the 1940s including the attack on the French fleet by the British at Oran and the collapse of the… Internet Archive 1958 KENDALL MOTOR OIL "COMPETITION DRIVER" WATKINS GLEN MOTOR SPEEDWAY AUTO RACING 77144 Film Made by Kendall Motor Oil, COMPETITION DRIVER is a rare 1958 movie for and about people who love cars and racing. You'll see some great vintage types in the… Internet Archive Lincoln: Trial by Fire 1973 · Educational · 52 min Lincoln, facing the crisis of a divided nation, was forced to turn for help to General George McClellan, who thought the President was an "idiot", and who… Internet Archive THE STUDEBAKER STORY SOUTH BEND INDIANA AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURER 1953 STARLIGHT COUPE MD61364 Film Presented by the Studebaker Corporation and directed by Seymour Friedman, The Studebaker Story, Vol. 1 The First Hundred Years is a short 1953 film that gives… Internet Archive Californios In San Francisco Jan 23 2019 2019 · Film Before San Francisco: Spanish and Mexican Peninsula From the original encounters between local indigenous peoples and the first Spanish arrivals, to the… Internet Archive " ANARCHY USA " 1966 ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT / COMMUNIST CONSPIRACY DOCUMENTARY PART 1 XD73244 Documentary A John Birch Society film made shortly after the Watts Riots, “Anarchy USA reel 1” (1966) is the first half of an American Right-wing propaganda film that… Internet Archive 1951 Chevrolet Automobile Automatic Transmission Promotional Film "The Velvet Glove" 78424 Film This 1951 Chevrolet promotional film THE VELVET GLOVE, promotes the new PowerGlide automatic transmission, first introduced in 1950. The automatic… Internet Archive OCTOBER 1962 CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS COLD WAR INCIDENT ARMED FORCES SCREEN MAGAZINE XD3125 Film This black and white newsreel produced for the United States Armed Forces Screen Magazine covers the Cuban Missile Crisis of Oct 16 – Oct 28, 1962 and the… Internet Archive ARMAND DENIS WHEELS ACROSS AFRICA 1936 EXPEDITION (LONG VERSION) 43744 Film “Wheels Across Africa” is an expedition documentary by Belgian-born filmmaker Armand Denis about a trip across Africa in Dodge trucks circa 1936. The… Internet Archive Beyond 2000 - Australia 2020 Special HSV-7 28-05-90 1990 · Film Internet Archive "NEW HORIZONS: INDIA" 1960 PAN AM AIRLINES TRAVELOGUE FILM TAJ HAHAL AGRA DELHI, MUMBAI 13764 Film One of a series of "New Horizons" films released in the 1960s by Pan Am Airlines, this 1960 travelogue takes the viewer on a tour of India. The film is… Internet Archive MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-4E PHANTOM 1971 U.S.A.F. THUNDERBIRDS "AMBASSADORS IN BLUE" 23764 Film Ambassadors in Blue is a short 1971 film on the U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds. Presented by the McDonnell Douglas Corporation, the film features the… Internet Archive “AIRLIFTER’S BACK-UP TEAM” 1960s U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE PROMO MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE 33784 Film This 1960s color film produced by Ray Jewell and Adam Ooms for the United States Air Force promotes the Military Airlift Command’s Reserve Associate Program,… Internet Archive 1930’s TRAVELOGUE FILM “PORT O’ CALL, CITY OF DAVID” 46394 Film 1930’s TRAVELOGUE FILM “PORT O’ CALL, CITY OF DAVID” This film takes viewers on a tour through Jerusalem in the 1930’s and present the various types of… Internet Archive CARACAS & LA GUAIRA VENEZUELA 1930s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE for CUNARD WHITE STAR LINE 65254 Film CARACAS: MOUNTAIN CAPITAL OF VENEZUELA is a short, silent travelogue film produced in the late 1920s or early 1930s for the Cunard White Star ship line, most… Internet Archive CURAÇAO & WILLEMSTAD TRAVELOGUE w/ SWINGING QUEEN EMMA BRIDGE 86784 Film Produced in the early 1960s, "A Bridge Called Emma" is a short film about Curaçao, an island country in the southern Caribbean Sea. The film takes its name… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY FILM "SHARKS: THE DANGER IN THE SEA" CHEMICAL, AUDIO & NON-LETHAL REPELLENTS 86904 Film Featuring Dr. H. David Baldridge who accumulated a great deal of data about shark attacks and wrote the book "Shark Attack" (1978), as well as other experts,… Internet Archive Eagles Of The Fleet 1950 · Documentary · 9 min 1950 British documentary about naval aviation. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive 1970s “COAL MINER TODAY” UNDERGROUND COAL MINING INDUSTRY OCCUPATIONS MINE SAFETY JC10084 Film The United States Department of the Interior Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA) (0:10) presents “Coal Miner Today” (0:14), a film introducing… Internet Archive THIS IS NEW JERSEY 1956 NEW JERSEY BELL EDUCATIONAL & PROMOTIONAL FILM MD52994 Educational This Technicolor color film was produced in 1956 for the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, and based on a 1953 John T. Cunningham book This is New Jersey.… Internet Archive NASH MOTORS 1951 AUTOMOBILE PROMO FILM "THE STORY OF AIRFLYTE CONSTRUCTION" w/ LUCKY LOTT XD14694 Film This black & white advertising film is about the construction of the new Nash Airflyte automobiles. Copyright 1951. This film was made by the Nash Motors… Internet Archive 1953 WILLYS-OVERLAND JEEP CJ ATTACHMENT AND TRUCK PLATFORM SHOWCASE "THE UNIVERSAL JEEP " XD43374 Film This silent, color film demonstrates the various attachments available for the Willys-Overland CJ model Jeep (a civilian version of wildly successful Willys… Internet Archive “ ELECTRIC PROPULSION ” 1960s NASA SPACE RACE ELECTRIC THRUSTER CONCEPT ANIMATED FILM XD44974 Cartoon This 1960s color film (Ref. #HQ-96) produced for NASA’s Division of Educational Programs and Services by Technical Communications, Inc. of Los Angeles,… Internet Archive Bruce Hartford Interview Clips, Part 1 Film Set of interview clips with Bay Area activist Bruce Hartford (1 of 2) Internet Archive 1940's Tuscon & Bisbee Arizona Home Movies 33492 Home movie This home movie dates from the 1930s or 1940s and shows images of Bisbee and Tucson, Arizona. It begins with a drive into Bisbee through Tombstone Canyon,… Internet Archive 1945 US TREASURY DEPARTMENT “NEWS CLIPS IN SUPPORT OF U.S. WAR BOND SALES” #2 7th WAR LOAN 43864 Film This newsreel compilation was prepared for review by the U.S. Treasury Department during or just after WWII, to show the publicity campaign affiliated with… Internet Archive U.S. AIR FORCE HELICOPTER RESCUE OPERATIONS 1960s TRAINING FILM 80834 Film A 1960s United States Air Force film, “Helicopter Rescue Operations” takes it viewer along on various air rescue missions. Designed specifically for… Internet Archive 1960 HAWAII HISTORY EDUCATIONAL FILM SUGAR INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE 89554 Educational Hawaii Our Sugar Islands is a color documentary on Hawaii and their production of sugar. It was produced by Vista Products, Inc. for the California and Hawaii… Internet Archive “ PREVENTING COAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS " 1971 MINE SAFETY FILM COAL MINING BLACK LUNG JC10114 Film This 1971 color film uses coal mining footage to discuss the causes, effects, and methods of preventing pneumoconiosis, also known as “black lung.” Strategies… Internet Archive 1957 EDUCATIONAL FILM “TRANSPORTATION IN THE MODERN WORLD” (Color Vers.) HIGHWAYS RAILROADS PH85974 Educational 1957 EDUCATIONAL FILM “TRANSPORTATION IN THE MODERN WORLD” This film presents the methods of modern transportation in comparison to methods of the past. It… Internet Archive NASA SPACE DOWN TO EARTH 1970s SPACE EXPLORATION & SATELLITES 47604 Film “Space Down to Earth” is a circa 1970 NASA education film that explores how science impacts not only the exploration of space but also life on Earth. The…