The world's archives
2,641–2,688 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. |
Open Images
Uit het leven van twee chimpansees
Short animal comedy starring the chimpanzees Napoleon and Sally.
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Beans for Two
A farce in which a couple unwittingly save up money for the same thing.
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End of the game, The
A silent Western about a love story that takes place during the gold rush.
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Hoe men filmster wordt
A one-act film about a woman who gets offered a movie role.
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Open Images
Kijkje in de dierentuin, Een
A compilation of documentaries and news footage about animals.
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Open Images
Schilderachtig Oud Amsterdam
Documentary about public housing in Amsterdam.
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Open Images
Sneek
Documentary about Sneek.
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Open Images
Langs Gouwe en Oude Rijn
Documentary about the Gouwe river.
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Ambachtsheerlijkheid Rijswijk, De
Documentary about Rijswijk.
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Bolsward
Documentary about Bolsward.
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Oud keizerrijk, Een
Documentary about the town of Amerongen.
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Amsterdamsche pleinen en straten
Documentary about Amsterdam.
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Stavoren
Documentary about Stavoren.
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Franeker
Documentary about the city of Franeker.
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Hoorn
Documentary about Hoorn.
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Leeuwarden
Documentary about Leeuwarden.
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Open Images
Enkhuizen
Documentary about Enkhuizen.
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Open Images
Leven der bijen, Het
A popular-scientific film about beekeeping.
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Open Images
In een ver verleden in en om Arnhem
Images of the city of Arnhem and its immediate surroundings.
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Kampen
Documentary about Kampen.
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Schoonhoven
Documentary about Schoonhoven.
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Weesp
Documentary about the city of Weesp.
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Medemblik
Documentary about Medemblik.
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Zaltbommel
Documentary about Zaltbommel.
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Glas-Industrie in Leerdam
Documentary about the glass industry.
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Harlingen
Documentary about Harlingen.
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Vacantiedag voor onze schooljeugd, Een
Reportage about a holiday for children in The Hague.
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Eindhoven
Documentary about the city of Eindhoven.
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Sittard
Documentary about Sittard.
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Open Images
Langs de Maas
Documentary about the Meuse and its surroundings.
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Vechtstreek, De
Documentary about the Vecht.
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Maastricht
Documentary about Maastricht.
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Toto Brothers
Film from the AFI/Peters (S.E.) Collection of the Library of Congress.
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Open Images
Kruger and Ward
Film from the AFI/Zouary (Maurice) Collection of the Library of Congress.
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Kawana Trio
Film from the AFI/Zouary (Maurice) Collection of the Library of Congress.
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Internet Archive
Triple Trouble
Internet Archive
Stella Maris
Commons
The German Naval High Command filmed by Nelson Edwards (1916)
The German Naval High Command filmed by Nelson Edwards, 1916
Commons
1927. Старая Москва. Улица Петровка
Видео
Commons
The God Within (1912)
The God Within (1912) Fragment.
Commons
The phable of a busted romance
American silent cartoon.
Commons
Halifax Explosion, W.G. MacLaughlan, 1917-1920, Scene 11
Scene 11: Near Campbell Road - drydock. (W.G. MacLaughlan (d. 1935) [1])
Commons
Halifax Explosion, W.G. MacLaughlan, 1917-1920, Scene 12
Scene 12: Ruins of residences. (W.G. MacLaughlan (d. 1935) [1])
Commons
L'AGONIE DE BYZANCE (Extrait 2)
Film muet.
Commons
Artur Gorgei in a newsreel (1910)
Artúr Görgei in a newsreel (1910)
Commons
Fisher Folks (1911), Incomplete
Fisher Folks, Incomplete version (1911)
Commons
Farmer Alfalfa's Revenge (1916)
A Farmer Al Falfa cartoon
Commons
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912)
American silent short horror film.