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5,713–5,760 of 43,575 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 WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 99 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39180, LI 208-WP-99 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 99 - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 5 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20313 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 5 CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT AND NEW IDEAS PROVING U.S. SUPERIORITY ARE COVERED IN THIS COMBAT BULLETIN.… Internet Archive Navy Day! 1946/10/21 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles Officers of tomorrow's navy trained, new radar-controlled glider bomb shown for first time, air-dropped sonar buoy with sub animation, trnsmitted to destroyer… Internet Archive ALLIED BOMBERS STRIKE ON TWO FRONTS [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39047, LI 208-UN-140 - ALLIED BOMBERS STRIKE ON TWO FRONTS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive TARGET FOR TODAY 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26135 TARGET FOR TODAY SHOWS HOW THE EIGHTH AIR FORCE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND OTHER INTERESTED ACTIVITIES,… Internet Archive Chimp's Jamboree 1945 · Short · 9 min This silent movie is, I believe, shot in Atlantic City. This film is in black and white. It shows a chimp having a great time visiting an amazing amusement… Internet Archive H-HOUR 1944 · Educational H-HOUR Produced: 1944 Description Recounts three pilots' war experiences that point up the value of certain aspects of AAF training. Part 1, a pilot flies a… Internet Archive JAPANESE SHIPS SMASHED AT GUADALCANAL [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38940, LI 208-UN-33 - JAPANESE SHIPS SMASHED AT GUADALCANAL [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive THE CAPTURE OF TARAWA FROM JAPAN! [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38987, LI 208-UN-80 - THE CAPTURE OF TARAWA FROM JAPAN! [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive CANADA'S MILITARY MIGHT REVIEWED [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39121, LI 208-UN-1002 - CANADA'S MILITARY MIGHT REVIEWED [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive The Story of Menstruation 1946 · Feature Title: The Story of Menstruation Summary: A basic explanation of the purpose and process of menstruation, told largely with diagrams (and completely avoiding… Internet Archive LET THERE BE LIGHT (Reel 2) 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 35924 / Local Identifier 111-M-1241 LET THERE BE LIGHT (Reel 2) Department of Defense. Department… Internet Archive Saipan Island Aslito Airfield and Astolap Airfield 1944 · Educational Saipan Island Aslito Airfield and Astolap Airfield Produced: June 20, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4157 Internet Archive 8TH AIR FORCE FIGHTER OERATIONS, GERMANY, 02/03/1945 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 14166 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive President's Tour 1942 Part I 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 273 President's Tour 1942 Part I FDR1917-4-1 Presidents' Tour 1942 Unknown 10 mi ns. (197 ft), silent, b & w, 35mm FDR in… Internet Archive THE CUMMINGTON STORY 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration THE CUMMINGTON STORY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 46921 / Local Identifier 306.36.… Internet Archive NAVY FLYING BOAT, WORLD'S LARGEST, MAKES RECORD HOP [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38994, LI 208-UN-87 - NAVY FLYING BOAT, WORLD'S LARGEST, MAKES RECORD HOP [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive BATTLE FOR FRANCE [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39129, LI 208-UN-1010 - BATTLE FOR FRANCE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive JEWISH INFANTRY BRIGADE OF THE BRITISH 8TH ARMY 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 17581 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 1) - Part 3 - Indicators 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Local Identifier 111-TF-1387 Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 1) - Part 3 - Indicators No ARC Description. DVD… Internet Archive COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36443 / Local Identifier 111-TF-321 - COMBAT COUNTERINTELLIGENCE - Department of Defense.… Internet Archive Your Children's Meals 1947 · Documentary · 12 min 1947 British instructional film intended for parents. Produced by the Realist Film Unit for the Central Office of Information. Strangely enough I rather… Internet Archive FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39058, LI 208-UN-151 - FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive WAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38941, LI 208-UN-34 - WAR NEWS FROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Meet John Doe 1941 · Feature Title: Meet John Doe Summary: A man needing money agrees to impersonate a nonexistent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a political… Internet Archive NAZI WAR PLANTS BLASTED BY R.A.F. IN NIGHT RAIDS [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38952, LI 208-UN-45 - NAZI WAR PLANTS BLASTED BY R.A.F. IN NIGHT RAIDS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive DEFENSE OF ANTWERP AGAINST THE V-1 1947 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20375 DEFENSE OF ANTWERP AGAINST THE V-1 THE STORY OF THE CITY OF ANTWERP DURING WORLD WAR II. Internet Archive Butterick Clothes Up 1942 · Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS (Reel 2 of 2) 1944 · Newsreel National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43530, LI 242.241 - GERMAN NEWSREEL EXCERPTS (Reel 2 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive ALLIED DRIVE ON IN ITALY--PLANES SMASH FOE IN AIR [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39010, LI 208-UN-103 - ALLIED DRIVE ON IN ITALY--PLANES SMASH FOE IN AIR [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive DIVING DRESS, THE 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23574 DIVING DRESS, THE DIVING DRESS AND CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH PART, DANGERS OF UNDERWATER PRESSURE AND HOW TO AVOID INJURY FROM… Internet Archive WINTER GRIPS WESTERN FRONT 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39154, LI 208-UN-1036 - WINTER GRIPS WESTERN FRONT - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive TURKEY BREAKS WITH GERMANY [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39131, LI 208-UN-1012 - TURKEY BREAKS WITH GERMANY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive AIR WAR ON GERMAN SUPPLY [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39157, LI 208-UN-1040 - AIR WAR ON GERMAN SUPPLY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive What A Life 1948 · Short · 11 min An unusual 1948 British short film starring Richard Massingham and Russell Waters. The film is about two men depressed by post-war austerity. Produced by… Internet Archive BURMA FRONT [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39133, LI 208-UN-1014 - BURMA FRONT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture Films from… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 177 [SEPT. 25] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39202, LI 208-WP-177 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 177 [SEPT. 25] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive The True Glory 1945 · Educational The True Glory Produced: 1945 Description This is a film documentary depicting the World War II campaign in Europe from D-Day to V-E Day. The film was… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Fantasy of Dreams 1942 · Home movie · 4 min Amateur drama of a girl's dreams inspired by a Mother Goose book. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having… Internet Archive RETURN TO DUNKIRK [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39139, LI 208-UN-1021 - RETURN TO DUNKIRK [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive GRASSHOPPER" PLANES ON BOUGAINVILLE [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39025, LI 208-UN-118 - GRASSHOPPER" PLANES ON BOUGAINVILLE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive BRITISH PURSUE ROMMEL IN LIBYA [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38933, LI 208-UN-28 - BRITISH PURSUE ROMMEL IN LIBYA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive HUGE AIR FLEETS BOMB NAZI WAR PLANTS IN EUROPE [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39008, LI 208-UN-101 - HUGE AIR FLEETS BOMB NAZI WAR PLANTS IN EUROPE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39033, LI 208-UN-126 - MACARTHUR RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 95 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39178, LI 208-WP-95 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 95 - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive Combat America (Part 4) 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 23 Combat America (Part 4) U.S. Army Air Forces. Four discs comprise Combat America. The viewer needs all four. The US Air… Internet Archive Henry Brown, Farmer 1942 · Educational Henry Brown, Farmer Produced: 1942 Description This film is a documentary that shows soldiers on the World War II battlefield who are compared with the… Internet Archive PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MEETS MIDDLE EAST LEADERS [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39051, LI 208-UN-144 - PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT MEETS MIDDLE EAST LEADERS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.…