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6,049–6,096 of 6,220 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 Rugby Hospital Cup (1923) 1923 · Feature · 52 h 55 min Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup Commons Hotst Totsy, fragment (1925) 1925 · Short · 2 min American silent comedy "Hotsy-Totsy". Commons Sally of the Sawdust (1925) trailer 1925 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution An official film trailer for the comedy film Sally of the Sawdust (1925). Commons 샌프란시스코에 도착한 이승만 촬영 영상 (1921. 8. 16.) 1921 · Short · 1 min The video footage of Syngman Rhee arrived in San Francisco Commons Robin Hood (1922) outtake footage 1922 · Short · 3 min Outtakes from the American movie Robin Hood (1922). Commons Zora Neal Hurston Fieldwork Footage 1928 1928 · Documentary · 3 min Field work footage taken by Zora Neale Hurston in 1928 Commons The Cop's Bride (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 2 min · Low resolution With TV Titles. Partial Recording. Commons Weimar Republic Anthem 1920 · Short · 2 min Anthem of the Weimar Republic Commons The Cat and The Canary (1921) 1921 · Cartoon · 2 min Shortened home movie print of Paul Terry’s “The Cat and The Canary” from 1921. Commons Symphonie diagonale (1924) 1924 · Short · 7 min Silent German film Commons Lichsspiel opus IV (1925) 1925 · Short · 4 min German silent film Commons 1927. Кинохроника. Москва Центральный телеграф на Мясницкой 1927 · Short · 1 min Кинохроника. Москва Центральный телеграф на Мясницкой Commons Ben-Hur Trailer (1925) 1925 · Short · 3 min Trailer of an American silent peplum. Commons My Lady of the Cave (1922) 1922 · Short · 3 min Fragment of a silent feature film from New Zealand. Commons How Helen Keller Learned To Talk 1929 · Talk · 3 min 1929 film news with Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan Commons The Chinaman (1920) 1920 · Cartoon · 5 min · Low resolution American silent animated short film Commons Green Pastures (1926) 1926 · Cartoon · 5 min · Low resolution American silent animation film Commons The Ouija Board (1920) 1920 · Cartoon · 5 min · Low resolution American silent animated short film Commons Seeing Paris Part Three 1921 · Short · 4 min American silent documentary film Commons The Ugly Duckling (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 6 min TV Release. Commons The Mail Man (1928) 1928 · Cartoon · 5 min TV Release. Commons Lakes and Streams of Glacier National Park 1921 · Short · 3 min American silent documentary film Commons Paul Terry's Dinner Time (1928) 1928 · Cartoon · 5 min a short animation film from 1928 by Paul Terry & John Foster Commons Fishing (1921) 1921 · Short · 7 min · Low resolution American silent animated short film Commons La Cité foudroyée (1924) 1924 · Short · 20 min French Silent short drama film. Pathé Baby version. Commons The Four Musicians of Bremen (1922) 1922 · Cartoon · 7 min American silent animated cartoon. Commons 1922. Kino-Pravda 06 1922 · Documentary · 13 min Кино-правда №6. Commons 1925. Китай в огне 1925 · Cartoon · 31 min Советский мультфильм 1925 года «Китай в огне» Commons 1925. Kino-Pravda 23 1925 · Documentary · 18 min Кино-правда №23. Commons Rebus-Film Nr. 1 (1925) 1925 · Short · 14 min Rebus-Film Nr. 1 is an experimental short silent film from 1925 by Paul Leni. Commons Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926) 1926 · Cartoon · 6 min From the Walt Disney Treasures DVD. Commons Should Tall Men Marry (1928) 1925 · Short · 19 min Should Tall Men Marry (1928), directed by Clyde Bruckman. Commons Hurdy Gurdy (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 6 min This short was produced with sound. Commons Permanent Wave (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 6 min This short was produced with sound. Commons Daydreams 1922 · Short · 18 min · Low resolution Movie: Daydreams (1922). Commons 1923. Kino-Pravda 17 1923 · Documentary · 14 min Кино-правда №17. Commons A Day with Thomas Edison (1922) 1922 · Documentary · 18 min American silent documentary film Commons Tarô-san no kisha (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 15 min Japanese animation film Commons The Electric House 1922 · Short · 20 min · Low resolution American short comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton. Commons Convict 13 (1920) 1920 · Short · 24 min American silent short comedy film. Commons My Wife's Relations (1922) 1922 · Short · 24 min American silent short comedy film. Commons One Week 1920 · Short · 22 min · Low resolution One Week, a 1920 film about a newlywed couple building a house Commons 1922. Kino-Pravda 02 1922 · Documentary · 9 min Kino-Pravda newsreel, issue 2. Trial of the Right SRs Commons 1924. Kino-Pravda 19 1924 · Documentary · 16 min Кино-правда №19. Commons Young Sherlocks (1922) 1922 · Short · 18 min American silent short film Commons Felix in Hollywood No Audio 1923 · Cartoon · 11 min · Low resolution Felix in Hollywood, a 1923 short featuring Felix the Cat, silent Commons Mack Sennett's Flirty Four-Flushers 1926 · Short · 19 min · Low resolution Flirty Four-Flushers, 1926 comedy film directed by Edward F. Cline Commons The Pilgrim (1923) 1923 · Feature · 46 min American silent film.