The world's archives
2,593–2,640 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
|---|---|
| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
Commons
His New Job (1915)
His New Job
Commons
The Champion (1915)
The Champion
Commons
A Jitney Elopement (1915)
A Jitney Elopement
Commons
A Night Out (1915)
A Night Out
Commons
The Tramp (Charlie Chaplin, 1915)
The Tramp
Commons
The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916) by Phillips Smalley
The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916) by Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber.
Commons
Wagon Tracks (1919) by Lambert Hillyer
Wagon Tracks (1919) by Lambert Hillyer.
Commons
The Coward (1915) by Reginald Barker
The Coward (1915) by Reginald Barker.
Commons
A Night in the Show (Charlie Chaplin, 1915)
A Night in the Show, with English intertitles
Commons
Die Puppe (1919)
German silent film The Doll (1919)
Commons
Meyer aus Berlin (1919)
Meyer from Berlin, with Dutch intertitles
Commons
Police (Charlie Chaplin, 1916)
Police
Commons
Shanghaied (Charlie Chaplin, 1915)
Shanghaied
Commons
A Woman (Charlie Chaplin, 1915)
A Woman
Commons
Children of Eve (1915)
Children of Eve, with English intertitles
Commons
The Woman in Black (1914)
The Woman in Black, with English intertitles
Commons
The Italian (Reginald Barker, 1915)
The Italian, with English intertitles
Commons
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (1914)
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary, with English intertitles
Commons
The Lost Battalion (1919)
The Lost Battalion, with English intertitles
Commons
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1914)
Uncle Tom's Cabin, the 1914 film
Commons
Judith of Bethulia (D. W. Griffith, 1913)
Judith of Bethulia
Commons
Pax æterna (Holger-Madsen, 1917)
Pax aeterna, with Danish intertitles
Internet Archive
Broken Blossoms
Internet Archive
Fanchon, the Cricket
Open Images
Mucki op verboden wegen
A nature film about the captive monkey named Mucki, who eats from a pot of wheat.
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Internet Archive
A Night Out
Internet Archive
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Internet Archive
The Rink
Internet Archive
His Regeneration
Internet Archive
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Open Images
Deventer
Filmbeelden van enige markante punten uit de stad Deventer.
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Open Images
Lighthouse by the Sea, The
Two fellow sailors narrowly escape death during a hurricane.
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Open Images
O, die honden
An animated film with balloon texts, featuring the cartoon character Andy Gump.
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Open Images
Expeditie naar de Noordpool
A silent animated film about a trip by airship to the North Pole.
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Open Images
Laird of McGillicuddy, The
Comedy in which Charles retaliates when Louise breaks off their engagement.
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Open Images
Landverhuizers, De
Short Western film about pioneers who are attacked by Indians and Mexicans.
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Open Images
Little Hero, A
Silent comedy about the eternal antagonism between cat and dog.
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Open Images
Mr. Toots's tooth
A short silent film in which Mr. Toots miraculously loses his tooth.
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Open Images
Buffalo Jim (Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company)
A short comedy in which Jimmy organizes a show with cowboys and Indians.
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Open Images
Haar verleden
Crime drama in which Minnie's past catches up with her.
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Open Images
No Account Count, The
A short comic film in which the Count has found a bride, namely Mr.
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Open Images
Almost a scandal
A comic one-act film in which affairs of the heart lead to a duel, and a chase.
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Open Images
Fatty's Chance Acquaintance
Comic developments surrounding the character of Fatty.
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Open Images
Gaby's Gasoline Glide
Comic action film in which two men pursue the same woman.
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Open Images
Ham and the Jitney Bus
A short comic film in which a bickering duo start a taxi company.
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Open Images
Muzikale buren, De
A farce about a quarrel between a musical family and their neighbours.
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Open Images
Oorlog
Short parody of the war, with adult men who play “war games”.
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Open Images
Great love, A
Melodrama about Kenneth’s love for Nelly, and how she bore him a daughter.
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