The world's archives

1,921–1,968 of 3,051 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 BAYONET INSTRUCTION 1918 · Educational BAYONET INSTRUCTION Produced: 1918 Description TRAINING FILM: Bayonet instruction at the Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. Demonstration of various… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Civilians and crew members… Internet Archive Keep the Boy on the Farm: Fordson Tractor (Advertisement) 1919 · Commercial Keep the Boy on the Farm: Fordson Tractor (Advertisement) Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific 1918 · Feature Internet Archive [FORD EAGLE BOAT] 1918 · Educational [FORD EAGLE BOAT] Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ship under construction,… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boat 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boat Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men on prow of Eagle… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Flag flying from Eagle boat… Internet Archive Ford Farm Scenes 1917 · Educational Ford Farm Scenes Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford and others… Internet Archive The Making of a Man-O-Warsman / Twenty-Five Millionth Ford 1917 · Educational The Making of a Man-O-Warsman / Twenty-Five Millionth Ford Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [BUILDING THE FORD EAGLE BOAT] 1917 · Educational [BUILDING THE FORD EAGLE BOAT] Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Accelerated… Internet Archive Henry Ford with Lord Northcliffe / Henry Ford and Tractor On Farm / Ford Tri-Motor and Balloon Race 1917 · Educational Henry Ford with Lord Northcliffe / Henry Ford and Tractor On Farm / Ford Tri-Motor and Balloon Race Produced: 1917 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive Lumber Yard / Country House / A Visit to the Ford Motor Company 1919 · Educational Lumber Yard / Country House / A Visit to the Ford Motor Company Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boat 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boat Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Interior of plant, Eagle boat… Internet Archive Edsel Ford Party Aboard Ford Eagle Boat 1918 · Educational Edsel Ford Party Aboard Ford Eagle Boat Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group… Internet Archive [FORD FAMILY AT HOME: HENRY FORD WITH JOHN BURROUGHS] 1916 · Educational [FORD FAMILY AT HOME: HENRY FORD WITH JOHN BURROUGHS] Covers: ca. 1916–ca. 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Frankenstein (1910) VHS Version 1910 · Film This low quality, possible-bootleg of Edison's Frankenstein was circulated among silent film fans and movie buffs before it was finally released on DVD in… Internet Archive The Birth Of A Nation (1933 Edit) - VHS Release By Kartes Video Communications 1915 · Film After five weeks of no posts following a cyberattack that shook the site to its core, I'm finally back! For this very special post, I need to tell you… Internet Archive THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois (1917) 1917 · Educational THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois (1917) Produced: 1917 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87589 Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Eagle boat on lowering… Internet Archive FIRST ARMISTICE DAY ANNIVERSARY, WASHINGTON, D.C 1919 · Educational FIRST ARMISTICE DAY ANNIVERSARY, WASHINGTON, D.C Produced: 1919 Description Senators Bert M. Fernald and Duncan U. Fletcher; Congressmen Rufus Hardy, John F.… Internet Archive EXIT ASCARIS 1919 · Educational EXIT ASCARIS Produced: 1919 Description Reel 1 shows the life cycle of the roundworm (Ascaris) and illustrates its effects upon pigs (pneumonia, etc.). Reel… Internet Archive COOPERATION AMONG BERRY GROWERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 1918 · Educational COOPERATION AMONG BERRY GROWERS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST Produced: 1918 Description Shows how farmer-owned berry associations assist growers in marketing… Internet Archive Tractor Demonstrations 1918 · Educational Tractor Demonstrations Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Tractor-drawn plow in… Internet Archive John Burroughs and Henry Ford at Fair Lane 1916 · Educational John Burroughs and Henry Ford at Fair Lane Produced: 1916 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [HENRY FORD AND JOHN BURROUGHS] 1919 · Educational [HENRY FORD AND JOHN BURROUGHS] Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford… Internet Archive The Massacre 1914 · Feature Internet Archive [ARMISTICE DAY IN PARIS, 1918.) 1918 · Educational [ARMISTICE DAY IN PARIS, 1918.) Produced: 1918 Description Crowds gather at the Place de la Concorde to watch a lamplighter at work. Wounded watch parade… Internet Archive [CLEARING LAND], ca. 1919 / [SAFETY PARADE, DETROIT], ca. 1919 / [MAKING BEEHIVES], ca. 1919 1919 · Educational [CLEARING LAND], ca. 1919 / [SAFETY PARADE, DETROIT], ca. 1919 / [MAKING BEEHIVES], ca. 1919 Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Burlesque on Carmen 1915 · Feature Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Keelson beam of Eagle boat… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers assembling… Internet Archive Edsel Ford Party Aboard Eagle Boat 1919 · Educational Edsel Ford Party Aboard Eagle Boat Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of… Internet Archive [GOLFING] 1919 · Educational [GOLFING] Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Golfer drives tee shot down fairway… Internet Archive WILL ROGERS SAYS [LASSO DEMONSTRATION] 1918 · Educational WILL ROGERS SAYS [LASSO DEMONSTRATION] Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Looks… Internet Archive VICTORY PARADE IN PARIS, 1918 1918 · Educational VICTORY PARADE IN PARIS, 1918 Produced: 1918 Description Pres. Poincare's carriage passes under the Arc de Triomphe. Marshals Foch and Joffre ride at the head… Internet Archive THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois (1917) 1917 · Educational THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois (1917) Produced: 1917 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87589 Internet Archive Goldwyn Pictures Logo 1917 1917 · Film 1917 Goldwyn Pictures logo. Don't be afraid of the lion. He's not going to bite you. Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Eagle boat moving out… Internet Archive Ford Eagle Boats 1918 · Educational Ford Eagle Boats Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man boarding Eagle boat at… Internet Archive [FORD EAGLE BOATS] 1918 · Educational [FORD EAGLE BOATS] Produced: 1918 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant interior, workers… Internet Archive Paramount Home Entertainment - UK VHS and DVD Trailers 1912 · Cartoon Catch up with your favourite trailers from Paramount on VHS and DVD! Internet Archive WARFARE IN GREECE 1914 · Educational WARFARE IN GREECE Covers: 1914 ?–1918 ? https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24059 Internet Archive THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois 1917 · Educational THE MAKING OF A MAN-O-WARSMAN (AT GREAT LAKES) Great Lakes, Illinois Produced: 1917 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87590 Internet Archive Power Plant / May Day Festival, Greenfield Village 1919 · Educational Power Plant / May Day Festival, Greenfield Village Produced: 1919 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive RUSSIAN SCENES 1916 · Educational RUSSIAN SCENES Covers: 1916–1925 ? https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23995 Internet Archive VITTEL AND MONTFAUCON 1918 · Educational VITTEL AND MONTFAUCON Produced: 1918 Description Shows bridges, cathedrals, and street scenes in rubbled Vittel and Montfaucon, France.… Commons Tanks of WWI 1918 · Short · 2 min · Low resolution Compilation of footage of World War I era tanks. Opening title and footage of British rhomboid tanks taken from 1927 feature film The Somme. Brief footage of… Commons The Bank (Charlie Chaplin, 1915) 1915 · Short · 24 min The Bank, with English intertitles