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5,857–5,904 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 AMERICAN SUB RESCUES AIRMEN [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39150, LI 208-UN-1032 - AMERICAN SUB RESCUES AIRMEN [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive The Sandia Story 1945 · Film Sandia Laboratory Internet Archive U.S. CARRIER "ROOSEVELT" LEAVES NAVY YARD [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39090, LI 208-UN-182 - U.S. CARRIER "ROOSEVELT" LEAVES NAVY YARD [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive " GIVE AND TAKE WITH MEXICO " 1949 U.S. & MEXICO INTERNATIONAL TRADE & COOPERATION FILM XD6534 1945 · Film One of the outstanding films made by Emily Benton Frith, "Give and Take With Mexico" dates to 1949 and focuses on the international trade that takes place… Internet Archive ALLIED FORCES IN ACTION ON INDIA-BURMA FRONTS [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38998, LI 208-UN-91 - ALLIED FORCES IN ACTION ON INDIA-BURMA FRONTS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive Iron Lung Evacuation 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 19017 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION 1948 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20374 SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION HISTORICAL RECORD OF ACTIVITIES OF THE SIXTH INFANTRY DIVISION IN THE PACIFIC DURING WORLD WAR II. Internet Archive Infant Care and Feeding (Spanish) 1944 · Educational United States Information Service Infant Care and Feeding (Spanish) AVA16785VNB1, 1944 Producida Por Walt Disney Productions This program uses animation to… Internet Archive Camouflaging Big Guns 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 16928 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 102 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39182, LI 208-WP-102 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 102 - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 19 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20279 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 19 EXPANSION OF BEACHHEAD IN SOUTHERN FRANCE--ACTIVITIES ON LEDO AND BURMA ROADS--ACTIVITIES AT… Internet Archive U.S. FLIERS BOMB TWO JAPANESE BASES [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38939, LI 208-UN-32 - U.S. FLIERS BOMB TWO JAPANESE BASES [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive NAZI WAR CRIMES, LIEGE, BELGIUM ; RIVER CROSSING NEAR MARCHING (?), GERMANY 1945 · Educational NAZI WAR CRIMES, LIEGE, BELGIUM ; RIVER CROSSING NEAR MARCHING (?), GERMANY Produced: April 24, 1945–April 27, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18103 Internet Archive U.S. CONTINUES LIBERATION OF PHILIPPINES [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39059, LI 208-UN-152 - U.S. CONTINUES LIBERATION OF PHILIPPINES [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive C.E.M.A. 1942 · Documentary · 16 min A 1942 British documentary about efforts to bring the arts to people during wartime. Produced by the Strand Film Company for the Ministry of Information.… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 118. [AUG. 9] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39187, LI 208-WP-118 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 118. [AUG. 9] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive NEW ALLIED ARMY LANDS IN ITALY SOUTH OF ROME [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38996, LI 208-UN-89 - NEW ALLIED ARMY LANDS IN ITALY SOUTH OF ROME [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive Heaven Can Wait (1943 Color, Dramady, Period feature) 1943 · Feature · 1 h 47 min MOVIE TAGLINES: 01) Here's the story mama and papa didn't tell you! 02) JUST WHEN THE WORLD NEEDS A LAUGH! (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Lindsey… Internet Archive 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE 1948 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20368 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION, THE HISTORY OF THE 82D AIRBORNE DIVISION WITH SEQUENCES DEVOTED TO ACTIVITIES DURING WORLD WAR I AND… Internet Archive UNITED NATIONS LEADERS CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38958, LI 208-UN-51 - UNITED NATIONS LEADERS CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 43 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20306 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 43 CAPTURE OF RAMREE--ACTIVITIES IN ETO--STILLWELL ROAD CONVOY REACHES KUNMING--LUZON OPERATIONS--MODERN… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 34 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20296 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 34 ACTIVITIES IN ETO--NINTH ARMY FRONT--PORT OF ANTWERP-- MALARIA CONTROL IN CORSICA--B-29 CRASH IN… Internet Archive FIRST PICTURES: ALASKA-RUSSIA SKY ROUTE [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39043, LI 208-UN-136 - FIRST PICTURES: ALASKA-RUSSIA SKY ROUTE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive Max Baer in «Buckskin Frontier» 1943 · Short · 3 min Max Baer in «Buckskin Frontier». Directed by Lesley Selander. 1943. Internet Archive Castle Films News Parade Fighting for Rome 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 291 Castle Films News Parade Fighting for Rome MP 71-8:97 Castle Films News Parade Fighting for Rome 5th Army lands on Anzio… Internet Archive U.S. PLANES ATTACK JAPAN [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39015, LI 208-UN-108 - U.S. PLANES ATTACK JAPAN [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 116. [JULY 26] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39186, LI 208-WP-116 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 116. [JULY 26] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Eleanor Roosevelt in Hawaii 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 293 Eleanor Roosevelt in Hawaii Eleanor Roosevelt in Hawaii - August 1943 Source unknown 2 mins. (50 ft), silent, color, 16mm… Internet Archive NEWS OF THE WAR IN ITALY [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38981, LI 208-UN-74 - NEWS OF THE WAR IN ITALY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive Women in the Night 1948 · Feature Title: Women in the Night Summary: As World War II nears its end, beautiful women forced to serve as sex slaves in a German officer's club, do what they can… Internet Archive ARABIAN PRINCE REVIEWS CADETS AT U.S. NAVAL SCHOOL [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38978, LI 208-UN-71 - ARABIAN PRINCE REVIEWS CADETS AT U.S. NAVAL SCHOOL [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive U.S. PACIFIC WAR HEROES DECORATED [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38926, LI 208-UN-21 - U.S. PACIFIC WAR HEROES DECORATED [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 30 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20292 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 30 ACTIVITIES IN ETO--RAF SINKS TIRPITZ--FRONT LINE STEEL PRODUCTION-- BOMBED BELGIAN RAIL NETWORK--ALLIED… Internet Archive SALVAGE OF THE USS LAFAYETTE 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23758 SALVAGE OF THE USS LAFAYETTE SALVAGE OPERATIONS FROM TIME OF THE FIRE TO DRYDOCKING THE SHIP. WORK OF SALVAGE ENGINEERS AND… Internet Archive GARDEN OF METALLURGISTS (Reel 1 of 2) 1947 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44251, LI 242-MID-5360 - GARDEN OF METALLURGISTS (Reel 1 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive U.S. OPENS A NEW DRIVE ON JAPANESE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38966, LI 208-UN-59 - U.S. OPENS A NEW DRIVE ON JAPANESE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive U.S. PLANES BOMB BORNEO [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39044, LI 208-UN-137 - U.S. PLANES BOMB BORNEO [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive Northwest USA 1945 · Educational Department of War U.S. Office of War Information (Overseas Branch) Northwest USA AVA07241VNB1, 1945 Part of "The American Scene, A Series." This is number 10.… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 33 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20295 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 33 SCHOOL FOR JUNGLE LIFE--ACTIVITIES IN ETO--AMERICAN FIRST AND NINTH ARMIES DRIVE FORWARD ON AACHEN… Internet Archive U.F.A. NEWSREEL, NO. 507 1940 · Newsreel National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43878, LI 242-MID-3129 - U.F.A. NEWSREEL, NO. 507 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive BRITISH POUND CAEN SECTOR [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39126, LI 208-UN-1007 - BRITISH POUND CAEN SECTOR [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive NEW TRANSPORT PLANE FOR ARMY [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39045, LI 208-UN-138 - NEW TRANSPORT PLANE FOR ARMY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive The Fight for Life 1940 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 352 The Fight for Life Directed by Pare Lorentz. Review Summary: The Fight for Life was documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz'… Internet Archive HUGE FLYING SHIP "HAWAII MARS" IN TRIAL RUN [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39072, LI 208-UN-165 - HUGE FLYING SHIP "HAWAII MARS" IN TRIAL RUN [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive FINAL VICTORY ON OKINAWA--ALLIES INVADE BORNEO [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39071, LI 208-UN-164 - FINAL VICTORY ON OKINAWA--ALLIES INVADE BORNEO [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive ROOSEVELT INSPECTS U.S. ARMY CAMPS [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38954, LI 208-UN-47 - ROOSEVELT INSPECTS U.S. ARMY CAMPS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive FDR's December 1940 Caribbean Cruise 1940 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 112 FDR's December 1940 Caribbean Cruise Silent footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt's inspection cruise through the West Indies on… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1943 War Bonds Rally Air Warden 1943 · Home movie 1943 home movie footage of War Bonds Parade and Rally in Philadelphia PA - featuring Mickey Rooney, Lucille Ball, Harpo Marx and more. A big fire. Civil…