The world's archives
6,145–6,192 of 6,221 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
Mare Nostrum (1926)
Mare Nostrum, with English intertitles
Commons
Show Boat
Show Boat, a 1929 American film
Commons
Lucky Boy (1929, U.S.)
1929 American sound part-talkie musical comedy-drama film
Commons
Where East Is East
Where East Is East, a 1929 film from the United States
Commons
Riley the Cop (1928)
Riley the Cop
Commons
Woman Trap (1929)
American film Woman Trap (1929)
Commons
The Donovan Affair (1929)
The Donovan Affair (1929). Soundtrack discs are lost.
Commons
Condemned! (1929)
A film
Commons
1925. Вздувайте горны (Кузнецы, Богатыри, Первые ласточки)
Вздувайте горны (Кузнецы, Богатыри, Первые ласточки)
Commons
Moran of the Lady Letty (1922)
Moran of the Lady Letty, with English intertitles.
Commons
Hamlet (1921) by Svend Gade and Heinz Schall
Hamlet: The Drama of Vengeance (1921) by Svend Gade and Heinz Schall.
Commons
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929)
The Trial of Mary Dugan (1929 film)
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (1926, Harry Edwards)
Harry is a ne'er-do-well who falls in love with Betty, a girl on a billboard.
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Соловки (Соловецкие лагеря особого назначения) (1928) документальный фильм
Соловки (Соловецкие лагеря особого назначения) (1928) документальный фильм
Commons
Bioscoopjournaal28-27
Levee breach caused flooded farmland near Ridderkerk and Barendrecht.
Commons
Leon-Theremin-playing-Theremin
Léon Thérémine jouant du Thérémine.
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Hook, Line, and Sinker (1927)
With TV Titles.
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Alice Solves the Puzzle
The 1925 short film Alice Solves the Puzzle
Commons
The star of bethlehem
Fragment de "L'estrella de Betlem", pel·lícula de Lotte Reiniger.
Commons
ICRC Propaganda film (1923)
Propaganda film produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross [1].
Commons
Fiery Firemen (1928)
The full film
Commons
Annette Kellerman - selection - Venus of the South Seas 1924
Short clip from the full film "Venus of the South Seas"
Commons
Winsor McCay - Flip's Circus (1921)
Animated film Flip's Circus by Winsor McCay
Commons
Modeling (1921)
American silent animated short film
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Koko in 1999
Koko in 1999
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The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923)
American silent animated film The Einstein Theory of Relativity (1923).
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Chinezen in Nederland vieren de overwinning Weeknummer 45-37 - Open Beelden - 21432
The dragon dances for Chinese New Year 1928 in Netherlands.
Commons
Yanky Clippers (1929)
37 - Yanky Clippers (Winkler, 1929)
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Felix the Cat - Felix Minds the Kid (1922)
Felix babysits a kid, and hilarity ensues.
Commons
Scrambled Eggs (1926)
From European Airing.
Commons
Hårda viljor (1923)
Swedish silent film
Commons
Soul of the Beast (1923)
An American silent film
Commons
Barbed Wire (1927)
American romance film Barbed Wire (1927)
Commons
Москва (Совкино, Кауфман & Копалин, 1926 or 1927), noaudio
Москва
Commons
Sati Savitri (1927)
Indian silent film.
Commons
Goketsu Jiraiya (1921)
Japanese silent film.
Commons
Within Our Gates (1920)
American silent race film Within Our Gates (1920).
Commons
Why Change Your Wife ? (1920)
American silent comedy film Why Change Your Wife? (1920).
Internet Archive
Go West
Internet Archive
The General
Library of Congress
Stillman Hiram Munger Collection
Electrician's Mate Third Class, Navy, World War, 1914-1918 - Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia.
Library of Congress
Frank C. O'Donnel Collection
Major, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Chanute Field, Illinois; Keesler Field, Mississippi; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Little Rock Air Force Base,…
Library of Congress
Hurbert A. Osburn Collection
Corporal, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Little Rock, Arkansas; Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Fort Meade, Maryland; Camp Kilmer, New Jersey; Italy.
Library of Congress
David Richard Potter Collection
First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - European Theater.
Library of Congress
Egbert M. Brady Collection
Captain, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - California; Asia. Marine Corps, Korean War, 1950-1953. Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
Library of Congress
Robert Charles Day Collection
Electronics Technician's Mate First Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Washington, DC.
Library of Congress
Thomas P. Santoro, Sr. Collection
Corporal, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Islands); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands); Pacific Theater.
Library of Congress
Gordon Oyler Boles Collection
Commander, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Atlantic Ocean; Pensacola, Florida; Washington, DC. Navy, Korean War, 1950-1953. Navy, Vietnam War,…