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9,121–9,168 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 POST-WWII JET AGE AIRCRAFT DESIGN, ROCKET & NUCLEAR POWERED AIRCRAFT 25974 Film “Design For Survival” is a black-and-white educational film from the Atomic Age telling the viewer of advancements in air travel. Produced for the Aircraft… Internet Archive RISE OF NATIONALISM & COMMUNISM IN ASIA 1957 EDUCATIONAL FILM 52414 Educational “Nationalism” is a circa 1957 Encyclopedia Brittanica educational film. We are told at mark 01:15 that since 1946, every new nation in Southeast Asia has… Internet Archive 1950s COTTON INDUSTRY & COTTON HARVESTING IN SOUTHERN USA 53994 Film Paul Hoefler Productions presents “Cotton Picking and Ginning.” The black-and-white educational film, made in cooperation with the National Cotton Council of… Internet Archive OFFICIAL FILMS OF 1942 VOL. 3 BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN GUADALCANAL 84724cz Film Made for the home market and sold in department stores and by mail order during the war, this 1942 Official Films newsreel features newsreel highlights from… Internet Archive MACARTHUR LIBERATES MANILA, PHILIPPINES BATTLE OF LUZON & IWO JIMA See 43964 71032 Newsreel This fascinating 1945 newsreel shows the battle for the Philippines, as U.S. forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur launch an assault on the… Internet Archive Splicing Motion Picture Film Film Demonstrates in detail the basic procedures for making satisfactory splices in 16 mm. motion picture film. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher… Internet Archive "ON THE FIRING LINE WITH THE GERMANS" WORLD WAR I SILENT NEWSREEL TURKEY & GERMANY WWI 34834 Newsreel This silent film "On the Firing Line with the Germans" features original combat footage from World War I shot in Turkey, Germany France and Belgium. This… Internet Archive 1939 NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COLOR HOME MOVIE FOOTAGE Home movie This color home movie from 1939-1940 shows scenes from the 1939 New York World’s Fair. (Note: The film was transferred flipped (mirror image) so some words… Internet Archive "OUR NAVY IN WARTIME" ROYAL NAVY SILENT NEWSREEL 73622 Newsreel "Our Navy in Wartime" is a multi-segment short mostly filmed aboard the battlecruiser HMS Hood apparently during the first few months of the Second World War.… Internet Archive Enterprise Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive 1962 " GAY PARIS " FRANCE TRAVELOGUE ARC DE TRIOMPHE CHAMPS ELYSEES PANTHEON EIFFEL TOWER 54464 Film This color educational/promotional film is about Paris and is from 1962, released by Castle Films. Opening titles: GAY PARIS (:06-:09). Eiffel Tower, Paris,… Internet Archive NAVAJO & PUEBLO INDIANS ARTS & CRAFTS 1940s DOCUMENTARY FILM NATIVE AMERICANS SILVERSMITH 87334 Documentary Arts and Crafts of the Southwest Indians is a short 1940 film that looks at the work produced by the artisans of the Navajo and Pueblo people. The film is… Internet Archive INDUSTRY ON PARADE AMERICAN STEEL INDUSTRY AUTO ASSEMBLY STEEL CURTAIN WALLS USS SARGO 90244a Film This black and white film is one of a 1950-1960 television series Industry on Parade, produced by the National Association of Manufacturers; an Arthur Lodge… Internet Archive 1970s CHEVROLET FACTORY OPTIONS FOR AUTOMOBILES 8 TRACK TAPES & POSITRACTION 19284 Film This is a 1970’s era, color movie about Chevrolet product options. The film opens with a couple driving down the road in a Chevy. Chevrolet’s 4-season air… Internet Archive USS BUCHANAN GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER DDG-14 U.S. NAVY FILM 22004 Film An informational film created by the Navy on usefulness of destroyers operating with the Fleet. "Who Needs You Buchanan?" was made by the Navy in 1964. The… Internet Archive APOLLO 15 LUNAR MISSION & ROBERT GODDARD TRIBUTE 72902 Film Using NASA-supplied footage and historic home movies shot by Robert Goddard's associates, this 1971 news report tells the story of the Apollo 15 mission to… Internet Archive STAGECOACH WESTWARD 1960 EDUCATIONAL FILM 75442 Educational Made by the Arthur Barr organization in 1960, Stagecoach Westward tells the story of the stagecoach and shows how it helped open the West to settlers and… Internet Archive TEKTITE HABITAT U.S. NAVY SATURATION DIVING FILM 32344 Film SIXTY DAYS BENEATH THE SEA tells the story of the Tektite habitat. This was an underwater laboratory which was the home to divers during Tektite I and II… Internet Archive " ACHIEVEMENT IN THE AIR " 1950s FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW BRABAZON AVRO 707B CANBERRA JET 49944 Film This black & white educational film is about the aircraft display of the Society of British Aircraft Constructors. This is circa the mid-to-late-1950s.… Internet Archive 1932 NATIONAL AIR RACES CLEVELAND OHIO HOME MOVIE JIMMY DOOLITTLE GEEBEE RACING PLANE 53204 Home movie This silent, black and white home movie appears to date to 1932, the year that James "Jimmy" Doolittle flew the GeeBee racing aircraft and won the Thompson… Internet Archive CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR RONALD REAGAN 1971 PRESS CONFERENCE STOCK FOOTAGE 58474 Talk Dating to the era when Ronald Reagan was Governor of California (1967-1975), this news footage most likely dates from May, 1971. It first shows him at a press… Internet Archive CONSTRUCTION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY "THE EIGHTH SEA" 1958 WALTER CRONKITE FILM 66944 Film This color educational film is about 'The Eight Sea ', the St. Lawrence Seaway. It was produced in 1958. Caterpillar Tractor Co. presents The Eighth Sea… Internet Archive " CLEVITE CLINIC " 1950s AUTOMOBILE CRANKCASE BEARING & CAMSHAFT BEARING TRAINING FILM 67914 Film This color educational/training/promotional film by the Clevite Corporation, a maker of bearing parts, is about the recognition, causes, and corrective… Internet Archive “ LEARJET WORLD ” 1974 PRIVATE BUSINESS JET MODEL 35/36 PROMO REEL XD45154 Film This 1974 color promotional film for the Gates Learjet Corporation touts their luxury business-class private jet models 24D, 25B, 25C, 35 and 36, showing… Internet Archive 1930s HOME MOVIE HUNTING ELEPHANTS & RHINO IN AFRICA AFRICAN SAFARI 62674 Home movie Shot by an unknown filmmaker during a trip to Africa in the 1930s, this silent home movie shows the a safari and big game hunt. At :15, white hunters pose… Internet Archive OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH OF DEEP SCATTERING LAYER BY SONAR AND HYDROPHONE 21944 Film Made in the 1970s this film THE DEEP SCATTERING LAYER tells the story of the search for a mysterious "second floor" in the ocean, as recorded by sonar… Internet Archive "CAMOUFLAGE" WWII WALT DISNEY CARTOON CAMOUFLAGE ARMY AIR FORCES TRAINING FILM 27984 Cartoon "Camouflage", is one of a series of animated movies made by the Walt Disney Co. in support of the U.S. war effort. Between 1942 and 1945, during World War II,… Internet Archive THE LAMBETH WALK / SHORT PROPAGANDA FILM THAT OUTRAGED ADOLF HITLER 34534b Film During WWII, "The Lambeth Walk" was a very popular song. Originally part of the 1937 musical Me and My Girl (where the song takes its name from a local street… Internet Archive SANTA FE RAILROAD 1945 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRAVEL PROMOTIONAL FILM (Print 1 - see 75804a for better version) 75804 Film -this film has a slight warp which we were unable to correct- This 1945 color film about Southern California was produced for the Atchison-Topeka-and-Santa Fe… Internet Archive GOLDEN KNIGHTS AIRPLANE CRASH / AIR FORCE THUNDERBIRDS 20114 Film This silent home movie of a Thunderbirds air show contains an incredible segment around 5:20, when an Air Force C-123 crashes and burns. The date of this… Internet Archive HISTORY OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS PART 3 WORLD WAR I to WORLD WAR II 75934 Film One in a series of films made by the U.S. Department of State for the Bicentennial in 1976, this film THE RELUCTANT WORLD POWER shows the history of U.S.… Internet Archive " LOADING OF CARGO AIRCRAFT " 1943 U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES TRAINING FILM AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND 86354 Film Made during WWII to train ground personnel, this film shows the proper way to prepare cargo for air transport, and how to load a transport aircraft. It also… Internet Archive EXPEDITION! TV SHOW LAPLAND NORWAY "SURVIVORS OF THE ICE AGE" 89274 Film Hosted by John D. Craig, "Expedition!" was a pioneering anthropological TV show. This episode from 1960, "Survivors of the Ice Age" portrays the really harsh… Internet Archive 1971 SHELL OIL CO. FILM " PESTICIDES IN FOCUS " DEVELOPMENT & BENEFITS, HEALTH EFFECTS 98624 Film This color educational film is about pesticides. The film was produced by Shell and made in 1971. It was directed by Richard Bigham and Richard Q. McNaughton,… Internet Archive Ecology Emerges: Julia May Feature · 1 h 3 min An interview under the "Ecology Emerges" project of oral histories on the arc of environmentalism, ecology, environmental and social justice, running from the… Internet Archive In Their Own Words: Turning Dreams Into Reality 1996 · Film Promotional video for American Communications Network, a direct selling business. Internet Archive KSNN El Explorador del Siglo 21: ¿Dónde puede un explorador espacial conseguir agua y oxígeno? Film Alimento. Agua. Aire. Refugio. Todos los seres vivientes tienen estas necesidades básicas. En la Tierra, sabemos donde conseguirlos. En el espacio, estas… Internet Archive 1939-1940 GOLDEN GATE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA COLOR HOME MOVIE XD14474 Home movie This silent 8mm home movie was shot in 1940 by San Francisco residents Edward and Mary Burns. The film begins with shots aboard the ferry Hayward and images… Internet Archive “ NEGRO COLLEGES IN WAR TIME ” WWII FILM HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITIES TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE 32242 Newsreel This 1943 propaganda film was produced by the Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures and looks at the different contributions being made at Black… Internet Archive 1945 WORLD WAR II RUSSIAN FRONT YALTA CONFERENCE SOVIET PROPAGANDA FILM Part 2 48834 Talk This Soviet propaganda film recounts the events of 1945, as the Red Army resumed the offensive against the Fascist Wehrmacht, pushing the Germans out of… Internet Archive The Picture's The Thing Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive City Of Redwood March 11 2026 2026 · Film James Michael Buckley’s 2024 City of Wood: San Francisco and the Architecture of the Redwood Lumber Industry reconnects us to the built environment from San… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Robot Sub-Systems" 1985 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive “ AMERICA’S CALL TO ARMS ” WWII USA HOME FRONT NEWSREEL ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY 25112 Newsreel This black-and-white Castle Film newsreel created at the outset of WWII shows the changes in United States factories and personnel as the war effort ramped… Internet Archive 1940s HOME MOVIE COBAN & CHICHICASTENANGO, GUATEMALA SAINT FESTIVALS, COFFEE PRODUCTION 44404 Home movie This color home movie likely dates to the mid to late 1940s and takes the viewer on a tour of two municipalities in the Guatemala Highlands: Cobán and… Internet Archive INDUSTRY ON PARADE PILLS, PHARMACY & PHARMACISTS TRAINING BANKERS WAGONS FABRIC DYE 65494a Film This black and white film is one of a 1950-1960 television series Industry on Parade, produced by the National Association of Manufacturers. It contains four… Internet Archive "THE WHY OF ARMY MISSILES" '60s U.S. ARMY MISSILE GUIDANCE & PROPULSION SYSTEMS HONEST JOHN 81254 Film The Why Of Army Missiles is a short film that provides an overview on the types of missiles, guidance systems, and launch capabilities being used and… Internet Archive Inside Sports with Bud Wilkinson Film Mid-1950s sports show featuring Bud Wilkinson. Sponsored by the US Air National Guard. In this episode, he explains basketball strategy. To license this film…