The world's archives

4,129–4,176 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 Man with a Movie Camera (1929) by Dziga Vertov 1929 · Documentary · 1 h 6 min Man with a Movie Camera (1929), Russian film by Dziga Vertov. From BluRay, 1080p. Public domain in Russia and in USA. Restoration by the British Film… Commons Lights of Old Broadway (1925) by Monta Bell 1925 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Lights of Old Broadway (1925) by Monta Bell, with English intertitles. 2K master from a 2018 35 mm restoration by the U.S. Library of Congress. Commons Where the North Begins (1923) by Chester M. Franklin 1923 · Feature · 1 h 12 min Where the North Begins (1923) by Chester M. Franklin, with English intertitles. 2K digital transfer by the U.S. Library of Congress. Commons Safety Last! (1923) by Fred C. Newmeyer 1923 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Safety Last!, American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor. Commons The Daughter of Dawn (1920) by Norbert A. Myles 1920 · Feature · 1 h 16 min The Daughter of Dawn, American silent film directed by Norbert A. Myles,shot in Indian Country with an all-Native American cast. Commons De stad die nooit rust (1928) 1928 · Feature · 55 min The City That Never Rests, with Dutch intertitles. Restoration by EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Commons Le Brasier ardent (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 46 min Le Brasier ardent, with French intertitles. Digital transfer of a 2010 restoration by the Cinémathèque française and the Royal Belgian Film Archive, based on… Commons The Last Edition (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 17 min The Last Edition, with English intertitles. 2013 2K restoration by the EYE Film Institute Netherlands and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. The… Commons The Clash of the Wolves (Noel M. Smith, 1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 8 min The Clash of the Wolves, with English intertitles. 4K restoration by Kino Lorber, in cooperation with the U.S. Library of Congress. Commons Our Hospitality (1923) by Buster Keaton and John G. Blystone 1923 · Feature · 1 h 14 min Our Hospitality (1923) by Buster Keaton. 2019 restoration by Lobster Films, based on a 35 mm nitrate duplicate negative preserved at the Academy of Motion… Commons Sumurun - One Arabian Night (1920) by Ernst Lubitsch 1920 · Feature · 1 h 42 min Sumurun / One Arabian Night (1920) by Ernst Lubitsch. 2014 digital transfer by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation at L'Immagine Ritrovata, based on a… Commons The Other Woman's Story (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 4 min The American drama film The Other Woman's Story, with English intertitles. 2018 restoration by the U.S. Library of Congress and the San Francisco Silent Film… Commons Broadway (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 44 min American film Broadway (1929), directed by Paul Fejos and released by Universal Pictures. Commons The Penalty (Wallace Worsley, 1920) 1920 · Feature · 1 h 26 min The Penalty, with English intertitles. Digital transfer from a 35 mm print of a restoration by the George Eastman Museum. Color tinting is based on surviving… Commons The Black Pirate (Albert Parker, 1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 34 min The Black Pirate, with English intertitles. 1996 restoration by the Rohauer Collection, based on a 1972 reconstructed Technicolor print. Commons The Round-Up (1920) 1920 · Feature · 1 h 9 min The Round-Up, with English intertitles. 4K restoration by Paul E. Gierucki for CineMuseum, based on a 35mm archival master preserved at the U.S. Library of… Commons Flowing Gold (1924) 1924 · Feature · 1 h 33 min Flowing Gold, with English intertitles. 2023 restoration by the Czech Film Archive and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. This restoration is based on… Commons Padlocked (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 18 min Padlocked, with English intertitles. 2023 restoration by the Czech Film Archive and the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Commons Little Old New York (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 46 min Little Old New York, with English intertitles. 2019 2K restoration by Undercrank Productions. This restoration is based on a 35 mm nitrate print preserved by… Commons The Garage (1920) 1920 · Short · 21 min The Garage, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation Associates. This restoration is based on two… Commons The Lucky Dog (Jess Robbins, 1921) 1921 · Short · 22 min The Lucky Dog, with English intertitles. 2023 restoration by Blackhawk Films. This restoration is based on 16 mm fine-grain master preserved at the Academy… Commons Lucky Star (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 38 min Lucky Star, with English intertitles. Restoration based on a 35 mm print preserved at the EYE Film Institute Netherlands. Commons An Ideal Woman (1929) 1929 · Feature · 2 h 8 min An Ideal Woman, with French intertitles. 2017 4K restoration by Gaumont with the support of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. This… Commons Linda (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 12 min The American social drama film Linda (1929), with English intertitles. 2K restoration by the Library of Congress National Audio-Visual Conservation Center,… Commons The Big Parade (1925, sound version) 1925 · Feature · 2 h 3 min The Big Parade, 1925 silent war film directed by King Vidor. 1929 reissue version, with synchronized music and sound effects, restored by The Vitaphone… Commons Stolen Moments (1920) 1920 · Short · 33 min The re-release version of Stolen Moments, with English intertitles. 2006 restoration by Turner Classic Movies, based on a 16 mm print by Select Pictures… Commons Tacna y Arica (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Tacna y Arica, South American silent propaganda film written and directed by Argentine documentary filmmaker Renée Oro commissioned by the chilean government.… Commons Ramona (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Ramona, with English intertitles. 2014 restoration by the U.S. Library of Congress, based on a tinted 35 mm nitrate print preserved at Gosfilmofond. The… Commons A Fraternity Mixup (1926) 1926 · Short · 18 min A Fraternity Mixup, with English intertitles. 2K restoration by Undercrank Productions, based on a 16 mm print preserved at the U.S. Library of Congress. The… Commons Ben-Hur- A Tale of the Christ (1925) 1925 · Feature · 2 h 21 min · Subtitles Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, American silent film by Fred Niblo based on the novel of the same name by Lew Wallace. 1987 restoration produced by Photoplay… Commons The Street of Forgotten Men (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 5 min The Street of Forgotten Men, with English intertitles. 2022 4K restoration by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival. This restoration is based on a 35 mm… Commons Just Another Blonde (1926) 1926 · Short · 29 min Surviving footage from Just Another Blonde, with English intertitles. 2025 4K restoration by the San Francisco Film Preserve. This restoration is based on a… Commons Don Juan (1926) - 16mm - Flat - Sound 1926 · Feature · 1 h 52 min This is like nothing that I've ever tried to upload before. A full length feature. And not just any, but the film that introduced sound movies to the world.… Internet Archive Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 · Commercial The just out of college effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was little. Internet Archive HOF 104 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive HOF 116 1929 1929 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive Battling Butler 1926 · Commercial Meek millionaire Alfred Butler goes on a camping excursion with his faithful servant. Once in the wilderness, Alfred ignores outdoor activities in favor of… Internet Archive HOF 032 1926 1926 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive HOF 088 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive Edgar Allan Poe's The Bells Plus The Crazy Ray VHS COPY 1926 · Film Edger Allanpoees the Bells And The Crazy RAY, VHS COPY Internet Archive HOF 108 1927 1927 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Open Images Dordrecht, Holland's oldest city 1925 · Short · 14 min Tweede deel van 3-delige filmreeks over Dordrecht anno 1926. Beelden van het ex- en interieur van de Grote Kerk. Beelden van de statige voorgevels in… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Dordrecht, Holland's oldest city 1925 · Short · 13 min Derde deel en slot van 3-delige reeks over Dordrecht anno 1926. In dit deel een filmische vaart langs de op de oever aan het diepe vaarwater gevestigde… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Dordrecht, Holland's oldest city 1925 · Short · 12 min Eerste deel van 3-delige film over Dordrecht anno 1926. Panorama vanaf kerktoren gevolgd door beelden van de bedrijvigheid op de rivier en het… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Saving the cattle in the flooded area 1926 · Short · 4 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Fries stamboekvee 1926 · Short · 3 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Henriëtte Davids schminkt zich als Al Jolson 1929 · Short · 3 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Construction lottery "Joods Invalide" 1924 · Short · 6 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images is not answering just now