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5,521–5,568 of 43,004 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 Shades of Gray 1948 · Educational · 1 h 4 min Portrays through dramatized situations and case histories various mental disorders experienced by soldiers during training and combat ranging from mild… Internet Archive LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: SOUTHWEST U.S.A 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: SOUTHWEST U.S.A U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999). Documentary: Depicts… Internet Archive U.S. Occupation of Korea 1945 · Educational War Department. Office of the Secretary. Bureau of Public Relations. News Division. (02/11/1943 - 09/26/1945) ARC Identifier 13796 / Local Identifier 107-1553… Internet Archive Inside Information 1941 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles How the X-ray works and its use in police work, surgery, industrial engineering and automobile manufacturing. Internet Archive ALLIES WIN SEA, AIR BATTLE IN FIGHT FOR AFRICA [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38951, LI 208-UN-44 - ALLIES WIN SEA, AIR BATTLE IN FIGHT FOR AFRICA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Primary Flight Training: Keep It Flying Part 1 (1945) 1945 · Feature MN3474m Navy // U.S. Department of the Navy, 1946. (Primary Flight Training Series) Stalls, spins and recoveries; feel of the break in a stall, shudder before… Internet Archive Tsutsugamushi Prevention (1945) 1945 · Feature MN5041a Navy // In this military training film, the nature, effects, and prevention of tsutsugamushi, or scrub typhus, are presented in the milieu of U.S.… Internet Archive ALUMINUM 1941 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38661, LI 208.29 - ALUMINUM - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Propaganda, Information, and Documentary… Internet Archive An Englishman's Home.......... 1946 · Commercial · 2 min A 1946 British cinema advertisement for Horlicks Malted Milk. Directed by Richard Massingham. Note: this may still be under copyright. I'm worried this upload… Internet Archive At the Front in North Africa 1943 · Educational National Archives - At the Front in North Africa - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers… Internet Archive ARMY-NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE, NO. 41 (Reel 2) 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36207 / Local Identifier 111-SM-41 ARMY-NAVY SCREEN MAGAZINE, NO. 41 (Reel 2) Department of… Internet Archive GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS 1944 · Newsreel National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43529, LI 242.240 - GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive 24 Square Miles 1946 · Documentary · 40 min 1946 Documentary produced for the Central Office of Information, which details living conditions in a part of rural England. Please excuse the poor picture… Internet Archive Victory Parade 1946 · Short · 20 min A 1946 British documentary about the victory parade. Produced by the Colonial Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive FDR and Roosevelt Family 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 214 FDR and Roosevelt Family From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.… Internet Archive ALLIED FORCES LAND IN JAPAN 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39078, LI 208-UN-171A - ALLIED FORCES LAND IN JAPAN - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive December 7th (Long Version) 1941 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 40099 / Local Identifier 226.1 - December 7th (Long Version) - Joint Chiefs of Staff. Office of… Internet Archive AIR ASSAULT TACTICS [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39048, LI 208-UN-141 - AIR ASSAULT TACTICS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive A GERMAN IS TRIED FOR MURDER [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39086, LI 208-UN-178 - A GERMAN IS TRIED FOR MURDER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Hell for Leather 1946 · Educational The War Department Hell for Leather AVA10767VNB1, 1946 Special note: This film will not be shown to the general public without permission of the War Department. Internet Archive 1947 - The Red House - La casa roja - Delmer Daves - VOSE 1947 · Feature https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive German newsreel excerpts (Reel 1 of 2) 1944 · Newsreel National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43528, LI 242.239 - German newsreel excerpts (Reel 1 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive THE YEAR 1945 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39094, LI 208-UN-187 - THE YEAR 1945 - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture Films from… Internet Archive Salvage With A Smile 1940 · Educational · 6 min A 1940 British short film about how recycling helps the war effort. Produced by Ealing Studios for the Ministry of Information. Internet Archive The Ramparts: A Portrait In Music 1947 · Educational · 10 min The Ramparts are a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies. Part of the Park Ranges, they straddle the Continental Divide and lie partly within Jasper National… Internet Archive Valley of the Tennessee 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 353 Valley of the Tennessee Documents the origins and construction of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Internet Archive Post Early For Christmas 1943 · Short · 1 min A 1943 British "public information film" reminding people to post their letters and parcels early. Directed by and starring Richard Massingham. Internet Archive Infant Care and Feeding 1944 · Educational United States Information Service Infant Care and Feeding AVA04519VNB1 - 1944 This video uses animation to show things a mother should do during the prenatal… Internet Archive Firing 155mm Howitzer 1942 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 17914 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive A Tale of Two Cities 1946 · Educational War Department Video 301 A Tale of Two Cities From the Pare Lorentz Center at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Film shows the… Internet Archive Principles of Refrigeration 1944 · Educational Federal Security Agency U.S. Office of Education Division of Visual Aids Principles of Refrigeration AVA12779VNB1 The principles of refrigeration explained. Internet Archive Denmark Fights for Freedom 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1663466 / Local Identifier 263.1203 - Denmark Fights for Freedom - National Security Council.… Internet Archive Rifle_Marksmanship_with_the_M1_Rifle 1942 · Short Official US War Department films shown to GIs in boot camp on how to shoot the M1 Garand Rifle. This archive consists of five out the six films. Part one is… Internet Archive Ketcham Home Movies: Dale 1940; Colorado & Florida Trips, 1941-2 1942 · Home movie Ketcham family home movies. Home scenes, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and road trips to Colorado, 1941 and 1942, and Florida, 1941. Rodney K. Ketcham… Internet Archive AMERICAN ARMY WOMEN SERVING ON ALL FRONTS [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39012, LI 208-UN-105 - AMERICAN ARMY WOMEN SERVING ON ALL FRONTS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive LATEST WAR FILMS FROM U.S. FORCES IN SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38969, LI 208-UN-62 - LATEST WAR FILMS FROM U.S. FORCES IN SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL ARMS WEAPONS - PART II 1946 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29863 FUNDAMENTALS OF SMALL ARMS WEAPONS - PART II EXPLAINS FOUR BASIC TYPES OF OPERATION: MANUAL, GAS, BLOWBACK AND RECOIL -… Internet Archive The Nazis Strike 1943 · Feature · 40 min · Subtitles Title: The Nazis Strike Summary: The official World War II US government account of Nazi international aggression leading up to the British and French… Internet Archive Commandments For Health: Native Food (1945) 1945 · Feature MN2808d Navy // U.S. Navy animated training film by Hugh Harman Productions. Features the character Private McGillicuddy. Used to train U.S. Marines to not… Internet Archive FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39057, LI 208-UN-150 - FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive Mr. Jones Takes The Air 1946 · Short · 9 min A 1946 British road safety film. Produced by the Crown Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive FDR State of the Union Address, January 6, 1942 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 283 FDR State of the Union Address, January 6, 1942 State of the Union Address, January 6, 1942 W.H. Utterback, NLR 40 mins.… Internet Archive Don't Talk 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 4672291 / Local Identifier 111-TF-949 - Don't Talk - Department of Defense. Department of the… Internet Archive U.S. PLANS TESTS OF ATOM BOMB ON PACIFIC ATOLL, ETC 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39116, LI 208-UN-209 - U.S. PLANS TESTS OF ATOM BOMB ON PACIFIC ATOLL, ETC - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive KOREAN RAILROAD, SEOUL, KOREA, 11/01/1945 1945 · Educational ARC Identifier 19239 / Local Identifier 111-ADC-5440 - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 -… Internet Archive COMBAT EXHAUSTION 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration COMBAT EXHAUSTION Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947… Internet Archive BRAZIL AT WAR WITH THE NAZIS [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38918, LI 208-UN-13 - BRAZIL AT WAR WITH THE NAZIS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 -…