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5,953–6,000 of 43,003 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 GLOBAL WAR FINDS UNITED NATIONS ON MANY FRONTS [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39000, LI 208-UN-93 - GLOBAL WAR FINDS UNITED NATIONS ON MANY FRONTS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive WHAT TO DO IN A GAS ATTACK 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 38156 / Local Identifier 171.36 - WHAT TO DO IN A GAS ATTACK - The Clorox Corporation. On civil… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 196 [FEB. 5] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39212, LI 208-WP-196 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 196 [FEB. 5] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive U.S. BOMBERS BLAST JAP BASES [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38911, LI 208-UN-6 - U.S. BOMBERS BLAST JAP BASES [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive HEAVY RAINS SLOW ALLIED ADVANCE ON ITALIAN FRONT [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38991, LI 208-UN-84 - HEAVY RAINS SLOW ALLIED ADVANCE ON ITALIAN FRONT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 1 of 2) 1940 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43827, LI 242-MID-2815 - ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 1 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Castle Films West Point Symbol of Our Army 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 240 Castle Films West Point Symbol of Our Army CR71-8:79 Castle Film News Parade West Point Symbol of Our Army Film shows… Internet Archive Shades of Gray (Reel 2) 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36102 / Local Identifier 111-PMF-5047 Shades of Gray (Reel 2) Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive U.S. ARMY PREPARES FOR INVASION OF EUROPE [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38949, LI 208-UN-42 - U.S. ARMY PREPARES FOR INVASION OF EUROPE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 35 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20297 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 35 JAPANESE RAID SAIPAN B-29 - GI'S GET WHOLE BLOOD FROM HOME FRONT - "BLACK WIDOW'' AND "JATO'' -… Internet Archive HUGE ANTI-AXIS RALLY STIRS CHILE [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38930, LI 208-UN-25 - HUGE ANTI-AXIS RALLY STIRS CHILE [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 65 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20330 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 65 BIG THREE CONFERENCE IN SESSION--ADDITIONAL FILMS OF BALIKPAPAN INVASION--ACTIVITIES ON OKINAWA-REUNION… Internet Archive TARGET FOR TODAY 1944 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27278 TARGET FOR TODAY EXPLAINS THE PLANS AND PURPOSES OF DAYLIGHT PRECISION BOMBING OF GERMANY. TRACES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE… Internet Archive FDR Hawaii Informal Remarks 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 285 FDR Hawaii Informal Remarks FDR 201-2757-28-1 Presidential Conference in Hawaii 10 mins. (965 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 187 [DEC. 3] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39207, LI 208-WP-187 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 187 [DEC. 3] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Detective A Contramano ( 1949) 1949 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 2 of 2) 1940 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43827, LI 242-MID-2815 - ASIA IN TEMPESTA (Reel 2 of 2) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion… Internet Archive LEADERS VISIT WESTERN FRONT [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39160, LI 208-UN-1043 - LEADERS VISIT WESTERN FRONT [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Series: Motion… Internet Archive U.S. FORCES BLAST JAPANESE FROM ATTU [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38960, LI 208-UN-53 - U.S. FORCES BLAST JAPANESE FROM ATTU [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 60 1945 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20325 COMBAT BULLETIN NO. 60 ACTIVITIES IN ETO--LVT'S FOR BEACHHEAD OPERATIONS--WIRE- LAYING BY AIRPLANE--ACTIVITIES OF SIXTH ARMY… Internet Archive Shades of Gray (Reel 6) 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36102 / Local Identifier 111-PMF-5047 Shades of Gray (Reel 6) Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive WORLD CHARTER SIGNED 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39068, LI 208-UN-161 - WORLD CHARTER SIGNED - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture Films… Internet Archive SUPERFORTRESS SETS NEW DISTANCE RECORD [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39091, LI 208-UN-183 - SUPERFORTRESS SETS NEW DISTANCE RECORD [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive BRAZILIAN TROOPS WITH 5TH ARMY IN ITALY [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39027, LI 208-UN-120 - BRAZILIAN TROOPS WITH 5TH ARMY IN ITALY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive THE FALL OF PANTELLERIA [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38963, LI 208-UN-56 - THE FALL OF PANTELLERIA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive Armed Forces Screen Report, Issue 97, Reel 1 1948 · Educational Department of Defense Local Identifier 111-AFSR-97 1948 Armed Forces Screen Report, Issue 97, Reel 1 Not listed in NARA ARC catalog. Topic is Problems of… Internet Archive Zandvoort, bouw van het Zandvoortse circuit en de 1e race in 1948 1948 · Short · 21 min Deze film gaat over de bouw van het Zandvoortse Circuit in 1947/1948 en de eerste autorace van 1948 in Zandvoort met Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh… Internet Archive AVANCE DES ALLIES EN ITALIE 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39120, LI 208-UN-1001 - AVANCE DES ALLIES EN ITALIE - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 180 [OCT. 16] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39204, LI 208-WP-180 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 180 [OCT. 16] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Gifts of Friendship 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 314 Gifts of Friendship This film records the first time that King Abdul Aziz Ibn Abdul Rahman Al-Saud left his country. It was… Internet Archive HIGHWAY TO ALASKA 1942 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 20499 HIGHWAY TO ALASKA VITAL ARTERY FOR FLOW OF MILITARY SUPPLIES TO ALASKA. Internet Archive BATTLE OF ANGAUR ISLAND [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39037, LI 208-UN-130 - BATTLE OF ANGAUR ISLAND [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive Make Mine Music (Uncut Version) [1946] 1946 · Cartoon Uncut, uncensored, unrated version of the 1946 classic Make Mine Music. It is not available on recent blu-ray and Disney+ in the United States. The restored… Internet Archive President's Tour 1942 1942 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 306 President's Tour 1942 FDR1917-4 reel 2 Presidents' Tour 1942 10 mins. (197 ft), silent, b & w, 35mm FDR at Mare Island,… Internet Archive Shades of Gray (Reel 4) 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36102 / Local Identifier 111-PMF-5047 Shades of Gray (Reel 4) Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 4 of 4) 1940 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 89093 / Local Identifier BTL-BTL-192 - A CONTINENT IS BRIDGED (Reel 4 of 4) - Bell Telephone… Internet Archive Remember These Faces 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 33 Remember These Faces Public Domain Footage Film demonstrates the ebb and flow of battle using battle footage. First the… Internet Archive LATEST PICTURES WITH AMERICAN TROOPS IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38938, LI 208-UN-31 - LATEST PICTURES WITH AMERICAN TROOPS IN NORTH AFRICA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J.… Internet Archive HEADLINES FROM THE FAR EAST [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38993, LI 208-UN-86 - HEADLINES FROM THE FAR EAST [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive ROYALTY CHRISTENS U.S. BOMBER [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39127, LI 208-UN-1008 - ROYALTY CHRISTENS U.S. BOMBER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Quebec Conference 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 276 Quebec Conference FDR2594-19-2 Quebec Conference 10 mins. (981 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm This reel deals with the… Internet Archive SPREAD THE ALARM 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 38165 / Local Identifier 171.54 - SPREAD THE ALARM - Office for Emergency Management. Office of… Internet Archive WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 189 [DEC. 18] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39208, LI 208-WP-189 - WAR PICTORIAL NEWS, NO. 189 [DEC. 18] - DVD Copied by Justin Grimes. Series: Motion… Internet Archive NEW SERVICE SPEEDS MAIL TO U.S. TROOPS [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39020, LI 208-UN-113 - NEW SERVICE SPEEDS MAIL TO U.S. TROOPS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 2 1944 · Home movie · 9 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive NEW GUINEA [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38929, LI 208-UN-24 - NEW GUINEA [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion Picture Films from… Internet Archive HOMES FOR VETERANS 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44618, LI 252.1 - HOMES FOR VETERANS - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Office of the Housing Expediter. (1946 -… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Streetcar to Heaven 1946 · Home movie · 10 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to…