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5,185–5,232 of 6,223 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.
Commons Winsor McCay - The Pet (1921) 1921 · Cartoon · 11 min · Low resolution Animated silent film by Winsor McCay from 1921 in which a mysterious pet devours everything in site, growing larger and larger. Possibly the first "monster… Commons The Frozen North 1922 · Short · 16 min · Low resolution The Frozen North (1922). This satirical parody of William S. Hart's melodramatic films finds Buster in the frozen north. Commons All Wet (1927) 1927 · Cartoon · 6 min A copy of the short from 1927 as directed by Walt Disney and distributed by Universal. It became public domain in 2023. Commons Pennant Winning Battery Of Songland (1927) 1927 · Short · 9 min This Vitaphone short features a piano player who occasionally sings and the main singer. They perform four songs. Commons Stuntmen 1920 · Short · 16 min · Low resolution Footage of various aerial, aquatic and rodeo stunts from the early 20th century. Commons 1923. Kino-Pravda 18 1923 · Documentary · 12 min Kino-Pravda newsreel, issue 18. Ascension of a movie camera to the Eiffel tower Motor rally Petrograd-Moscow Closing of All-Russia Agricultural Exhibition… Commons My Old Kentucky Home (1926) 1926 · Short · 6 min This is My Old Kentucky Home, the first sound cartoon. It was released in 1926, 2 years before w:Steamboat Willie. Commons 1922. Kino-Pravda 01 1922 · Documentary · 10 min Kino-Pravda newsreel, issue 1. Save starving children! Confiscation of Church property Moscow from the height of 750 meters Commons 1922. Kino-Pravda 04 1922 · Documentary · 8 min Kino-Pravda newsreel, issue 4. Trial of the Right SRs. Continuation Moscow to Sevastopol and back in propeller driven car Moscow. Sending of grain barges… Commons Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition 1926 · Short · 22 min · Low resolution National Archives - Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, India - National Security Council. Central Intelligence… Commons Schoolday Love - Een Opwindende Ochtend - William S. Campbell - 1922, Educational Pictures - EYE FLM49768 - OB 687103 1922 · Educational · 21 min Title: Schoolday Love Running time: 21:57 A short comic children's film about a boy and a girl who experience all manner of adventures with a dog, a horse,… Commons Een Kijkje in de dierentuin - Zoo compilation - 1920 - EYE FLM35068 - OB 687157 1920 · Short · 13 min Title: Een Kijkje in de Dierentuin (Dutch) Genre:Animal documentary Running time:13:29 Synopsis: A compilation of documentaries and news footage about… Commons Seven Years of Bad Luck (1921) 1921 · Feature · 1 h 1 min American silent comedy film Seven Years Bad Luck (1921) written and directed by, and starring Max Linder. Commons Some Shimmiers-Eddie Lyons Lee Moran 1920 Universal-EYE FLM8337 OB 685721-720 x 404 1920 · Short · 15 min "The night that Eddie's girl announces her engagement to her friends she plans a slumming party, which does not meet with Eddie's approval but the others are… Commons Before the White Man Came (1920) 1920 · Feature · 42 min The American film Before White Man Came (1920) starring Crow and Northern Cheyenne actors. Commons 1924 Банда батьки Кныша 1924 · Feature · 1 h 3 min «Банда батьки Кныша» — немой фильм режиссёра Александра Разумного. Снят на студии Госкино в 1924 году. В ролях: Игорь Аркадин, Евгений Червяков, Андрей… Commons The Man on the Box (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Low resolution The Man on the Box is a 1925 American comedy film directed by Charles Reisner and written by Charles Logue. This is the first film ever directed by Reisner. Commons The Son of the Sheik (1926 film) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Low resolution The Son of the Sheik is based on the 1925 romance novel The Sons of the Sheik by Edith Maude Hull, and is a sequel to the 1921 hit film The Sheik. Commons The Gold Rush (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 35 min The Gold Rush, is a 1925 American silent comedy film, written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Commons All dolled up - Rollin S. Sturgeon 1921 Universal EYE FLM2206 OB 685751 hires 1921 · Short · 37 min Title: All dolled up. Also known as The Bobbed Squad Sound: silent Colour: black and white Length: 1.456,94 m (5 reels) Running time: 37:38 Director:… Commons Een dag koning (A king for a day) - 1920 - EYE FLM19776 - OB 685727 - 2 1920 · Short · 23 min Title: Een dag koning (Dutch distribution title, "A king for a day" Genre: comedy Running time: 23:26 Synopsis: King Ferdinand of Sodonje (King Ferdinand… Commons Весной (1929) документальный фильм 1929 · Documentary · 47 min Шедевр киноавангарда, неигровой фильм, созданный Михаилом Кауфманом, братом и соавтором Дзиги Вертова, в соответствии с авангардистской "теорией киноглаза". В… Commons Midnight Limited (1926) 1926 · Feature · 47 min This is the 1926 silent film. It is taken from a DVD source. Some title cards at the beginning and ending might be missing due to old age. Commons Nothing But The Truth (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Low resolution This is a VHS copy. It is crucially missing the performance of "Do Something" by Helen Kane that would go on to be a basis for Betty Boop. Commons The Lost Zeppelin (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 11 min The American synchronized sound adventure film The Lost Zeppelin (1929), an international expedition is sent out to rescue a dirigible that was lost near the… Commons Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920) 1920 · Feature · 1 h 19 min 1920 horror silent film, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. Commons The Flapper (1920) 1920 · Feature · 1 h 25 min American silent comedy film The Flapper (1920) starring Olive Thomas and portraying the "flapper" style. Commons The Heart Snatcher - Roy Del Ruth - 1920, Fox Film Corporation - EYE FLM6884 - OB 685715 1920 · Short · 19 min Title: The Heart Snatcher Duration: 19:50 A farce in which the poor Lamo has to flee after he tries to rob a rich cinema operator. While on the run, he… Commons De Pechvogel (Unlucky person) - Universal - 1920 - EYE FLM51992 - OB 685739 1920 · Short · 24 min Dutch title: De Pechvogel (Unlucky person) Genre: western / comedy Running time: 24:43 Synopsis: A comic two-act film with Western elements, based on an… Commons 1925. Еврейское счастье 1925 · Feature · 1 h 38 min «Еврейское счастье» — немой фильм, снятый в СССР в 1925 году по мотивам рассказов Шолом-Алейхема. Первоначальное название фильма — «Менахем-Мендл». Commons Стальной путь (Турксиб) (1929) документальный фильм 1929 · Feature · 51 min Фильм запечатлел строительство железнодорожной магистрали Туркестан - Сибирь: трудовой энтузиазм, удивление обитателей пустыни поезду, мчащемуся по песку на… Commons Легенда о Девичьей башне (1923) 1923 · Feature · 54 min Легенда о Девичьей башне Другое название: Девичья башня Страна: СССР Премьера: 27 мая 1924 (Москва) Cерий: 2 Жанр: мелодрама, экранизация Сюжет фильма,… Commons The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1920 · Feature · 51 min The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, German expressionist silent film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz. Commons The Lost World (1925), full 1925 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Low resolution The Lost World is an US silent fantasy giant monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel of the same name. Commons Fig Leaves (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Description from Archive.org: The 1926 silent comedy Fig Leaves with Olive Borden, George O'Brien, and Phyllis Haver. Directed by Howard Hawks. The costumes… Commons Een dag koning (A king for a day) - 1920 - EYE FLM19776 - OB 685727 1920 · Short · 23 min Title: Een dag koning (Dutch distribution title, "A king for a day") Genre: comedy Intertitles etc.: Dutch Running time: 23:26 Synopsis: King Ferdinand… Commons 1926. Савур-могила 1926 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Фильм продолжает историю трех юных разведчиков — героев фильма «Красные дьяволята». На параде Первой Конной армии неожиданно появляются герои фильма. При… Commons KabinettDesDoktorCaligariDas 1920 · Feature · 1 h 11 min The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, German expressionist silent film directed by Robert Wiene and written by Carl Mayer and Hans Janowitz. Commons The Four Seasons (1921) 1921 · Feature · 1 h 18 min A silent nature film about the changes that plants and animals undergo during the different seasons. Commons Darkened Rooms - (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Not super high quality, but better than nothing. " Evelyn Brent, Neil Hamilton, Doris Hill, David Newell, Gale Henry, Wallace MacDonald, George Beranger,… Commons The Strong Man (1926, Capra) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Paul Bergot is a Belgian emigrant to the United States who has fallen in love with Mary Brown, a blind woman. Commons Long Pants (1927, Capra) 1927 · Feature · 57 min Harry Shelby has been kept in knee-pants for years by his mother. One day, however, Harry finally gets his first pair of long pants. Commons The Virginian (UCLA film restoration) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 31 min The Virginian is a 1929 American pre-Code Western film directed by Victor Fleming and starring Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, and Richard Arlen. The film was… Commons The Voice From The Screen (Oct 1926) 1926 · Short · 15 min The Voice From the Screen (1926), a film demonstrating the Vitaphone sound-on-disc process Commons Man With A Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) 1929 · Documentary · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles The complete 1929 film Man with a Movie Camera by Dziga Vertov. Commons The Garden of Eden (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 15 min · Subtitles American silent film The Garden of Eden (1928). Commons Storm Over Asia (1928) by Vsevolod Pudovkin 1928 · Feature · 2 h 10 min · Subtitles Storm Over Asia (1928) by Vsevolod Pudovkin, with Russian intertitles. Commons Kino Eye (1924) by Dziga Vertov 1924 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles Kino Eye (1924) by Dziga Vertov, with Russian intertitles.