The world's archives
6,577–6,624 of 14,262 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
Limite (Mário Peixoto, 1931)
Limite, Brazilian silent film with Portuguese intertitles. 2010 restoration by the Cinemateca Brasileira and the Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata…
Commons
A Star Is Born (1937)
A Star Is Born, American drama film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Released by Selznick International Pictures,…
Commons
Morocco (1930)
Morocco, 2K restoration based on a 35 mm fine grain master preserved at the UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Commons
The Big Trail (1930)
The Big Trail, American western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring John Wayne. Original Fox Grandeur widescreen version restored by the Museum of…
Commons
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930) - 16mm - Flat - Mono - UHD
This is my daughter's favorite Laurel & Hardy film. It's a bit different in that it's 3 Reels. Enjoy! Please like and subscribe. The films you're seeing here…
Internet Archive
[GILMORE STOCK CAR RACE]
[GILMORE STOCK CAR RACE] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93234
Internet Archive
FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS
FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24001
Internet Archive
FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS
FOR THE FOUR FREEDOMS Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24049
Internet Archive
FLEET & AERIAL REVIEW
FLEET & AERIAL REVIEW Produced: 1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75677
Internet Archive
The Most Dangerous Game
When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and…
Internet Archive
1939 FORD PREVIEW, THE
1939 FORD PREVIEW, THE Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93761
Internet Archive
The Return of Chandu
Chandu consults his crystal ball and sees that Nadji, Princess of Egypt, is in danger. She is about to be sacrificed by the black magic cult of Ubasti. Headed…
Internet Archive
Theatrical trailer for Wonder Bar
Theatrical trailer for the infamous 1934 film Wonder Bar.
Internet Archive
20th Century Pictures Inc Logo 1933 A
Logo for 20th Century Pictiures.
Internet Archive
20th Century Pictures Inc Logo 1933 B
Logo for 20th Century Pictures.
Internet Archive
GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PARK
GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PARK Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93829
Internet Archive
Trailer for Gold Diggers of 1937 [Upgrade]
Theatrical trailer for a 1936 American musical film. This trailer is notable for featuring footage of the partially lost 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway. I…
Internet Archive
Drawn Together~ ( 1932) VHS
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Internet Archive
Algiers
Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko became a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French…
Internet Archive
Theatrical trailer for Broadway Melody of 1938 [Upgrade]
Trailer for a 1937 U.S. film. I hope this copy has improved picture/sound quality compared to the previous upload.
Internet Archive
The Vampire Bat
When the villagers of Klineschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl remains…
Internet Archive
[TAU BETA SUMMER SCHOOL]
[TAU BETA SUMMER SCHOOL] Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93821
Internet Archive
Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley…
Internet Archive
Lost Horizon
British diplomat Robert Conway and a small group of civilians crash land in the Himalayas, and are rescued by the people of the mysterious, Eden-like valley…
Internet Archive
The Phantom Creeps
A mad scientist attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions.
Internet Archive
[HISTORY OF THRESHING]
[HISTORY OF THRESHING] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93607
Internet Archive
Just a Word of Warning (Grand Hotel trailer)
Trailer for the popular 1932 U.S. film Grand Hotel .
Internet Archive
Scrappy's Trailer (1935)
Scrappy and Oopie are tootling along in a car-and-trailer rig, which is larger on the inside than the outside. It's able to submerge and fly, and contains a…
Internet Archive
The Little Princess
The classic Shirley Temple film in which a little girl goes in search of her father who is reported missing by the military during the Second Boer War.
Internet Archive
[HARVEST OF THE YEARS]
[HARVEST OF THE YEARS] Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91602
Internet Archive
ON THE JOB
ON THE JOB Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93743
Internet Archive
Maniac (1934) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1934 horror film Maniac, directed by Dwain Esper.
Internet Archive
GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PARK
GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PARK Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93617
Internet Archive
Things to Come
The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.
Internet Archive
Forbidden Adventure (1935) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1935 jungle adventure film Forbidden Adventure, directed…
Internet Archive
Marihuana (1936) Trailer
http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1936 drugs scare film Marihuana, directed by Dwain Esper.
Internet Archive
Maniac
An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to…
Internet Archive
[GREENFIELD VILLAGE]
[GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93570
Internet Archive
MAKING A V-TYPE ENGINE
MAKING A V-TYPE ENGINE Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93811
Internet Archive
Duck Soup
Internet Archive
Abraham Lincoln
A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a…
Internet Archive
The Pace That Kills
Drug dealer on the run from the law meets an innocent young girl and her brother, and turns them into “cocaine fiends”.
Internet Archive
HOF 024 1931
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
[THESE THIRTY YEARS]
[THESE THIRTY YEARS] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93215
Internet Archive
[ON THE JOB]
[ON THE JOB] Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93744
Internet Archive
A Farewell to Arms
A tale of the World War I love affair, begun in Italy, between American ambulance driver Lt. Frederic Henry and British nurse Catherine Barkley. Eventually…
Internet Archive
AMB Baby Mario’s Bath Time! ( 1930) VHS
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Internet Archive
CHMHOF 079 1935
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…