The world's archives

2,113–2,160 of 8,179 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.
Internet Archive Cainà 1923 · Feature Internet Archive The Midnight Girl 1925 · Feature Internet Archive Tseka komissar Mirostsenko 1925 · Feature Internet Archive The Wildcat (Reel 3) 1925 · Film Part 3 of the silent film, The Wildcat. The film was broken into reels approximately 15 minutes in length for the rental market. "A professional boxer's… Internet Archive Regeneration 1923 · Feature Internet Archive College 1927 · Feature Internet Archive Number, Please? 1920 · Feature Internet Archive The Nut 1921 · Feature Internet Archive [Gould can 5577: Kinograms Newsreel] 1928 · Newsreel · Subtitles London scenes Internet Archive Rhythms 1929 · Feature Internet Archive La fuga di Socrate 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Cityviews of Dordrecht in 1925 in color, Part-1 [AI enhanced & colorized] 1925 · Feature The City of Dordrecht nearly a century ago in 1925, part-1 (restored, enhanced and A.I. upscaled and colorized footage). Source: Beeld en Geluid. Email:… Internet Archive Waddinxveen in The Netherland in color in 1922! 1922 · Feature Interesting sights of the town of Waddinxveen nearly a century ago. Waddinxveen is a medium size town in the province of Zuid Holland in the Netherlands, not… Internet Archive The Charlatan 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Hurdy Gurdy 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Ko-Ko's Courtship 1928 · Feature Internet Archive [Gould can 5165.5] 1928 · Film · Subtitles All-Star football game promo. Internet Archive Suzanna 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Preparing for a Garden: A Film Lesson in Nature Study, Part 1 1928 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive The Breaking of the Drought 1920 · Feature Internet Archive The Dippy Dentist 1920 · Feature Internet Archive Shine 'em Up! 1922 · Feature Internet Archive The Original Movie. 1922 · Feature Internet Archive Skyscraper Symphony 1929 · Feature Internet Archive [Gould can 5483.8: Kinograms Newsreel] 1927 · Newsreel · Subtitles New gold strike in Nevada Internet Archive Charming Display at Perfect Back Contest 1928 · Film International Newsreel story about beauty pageant contestants in Los Angeles. Preserved in collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive and the Library of… Internet Archive The Story Of An Electric Meter 1922 · Short The Story Of An Electric Meter c1922 "Shows the manufacture of electric meters, particularly the "H-type" alternating current meter, and some of their uses.… Internet Archive Koskenlaskijan morsian 1923 · Feature Internet Archive [Gould can 5127.5: Memorial Day Trailer] 1929 · Film · Subtitles Memorial Day trailer. Internet Archive Struggle For Existence 1925 · Educational · 4 min Internet Archive Branded a Bandit 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Feet of Mud 1924 · Feature Internet Archive The Love Nest 1923 · Feature Internet Archive A wonderful Boattrip to Urk and Volendam in 1926 in color! 1926 · Feature Visit the Dutch towns of Urk and Volendam to see how they were almost a century ago in 1926. A.I. enhanced and colorized Internet Archive The wonderful Dutch Fishing village of Scheveningen in 1928 in color with added sounds [AI enhanced] 1928 · Feature Scheveningen is a fishing village on the Dutch North Sea coast bordering the city of The Hague, the residence of the Dutch government. In this film you will… Internet Archive Invisible Ink 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Half Marriage 1929 · Feature Internet Archive For Your Beautiful Eyes 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Dämon Zirkus 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Giants vs. Yanks 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Cityviews of Amersfoort in 1928 in color 1928 · Feature Interesting old film footage about the city of Amersfoort in the Netherlands, nearly a century ago. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by… Internet Archive Polis Paulus' pskasmll AKA The Smugglers 1925 · Feature Internet Archive Angora Love 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Mustalaishurmaaja 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Flapjacks 1920 · Feature Internet Archive The Making of an American 1920 · Film Docudrama encouraging immigrants to master English and become successful, assimilated Americans. In the story the poor English-language skills of an Italian… Internet Archive Never Weaken 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The Light in the Dark AKA The Light of Faith 1922 · Feature