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6,097–6,144 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 MOSCOW TALKS BEGIN; UNO PICKS U.S. HEADQUARTERS [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39093, LI 208-UN-186 - MOSCOW TALKS BEGIN; UNO PICKS U.S. HEADQUARTERS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 3 1945 · Home movie · 6 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 BRITISH-U.S. AIR MISSION INSPECTS FAR EAST BASES [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38947, LI 208-UN-40 - BRITISH-U.S. AIR MISSION INSPECTS FAR EAST BASES [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive MOSCOW PACT A TRIUMPH FOR UNITED NATIONS [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38984, LI 208-UN-77 - MOSCOW PACT A TRIUMPH FOR UNITED NATIONS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive Eureka Stockade 1949 · Feature In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government. Internet Archive LET THERE BE LIGHT (Reel 6) 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 35924 / Local Identifier 111-M-1241 LET THERE BE LIGHT (Reel 6) Department of Defense. Department… Internet Archive [Unidentified family home movies—Reel 4] 1949 · Home movie Collection of unidentified home movies purchased at an auction in Walla Walla, Washington. Originally labeled: "Earl V. family; Harvest '49; Well drilling;… Internet Archive DENMARK'S KING CHRISTIAN MARKS 75TH BIRTHDAY [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39089, LI 208-UN-181 - DENMARK'S KING CHRISTIAN MARKS 75TH BIRTHDAY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon.… Internet Archive San Pietro - Reel 3 1944 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 24349 / Local Identifier 111-CR-2… Internet Archive June Night 1940 · Feature This noirish romance stars Ingrid Bergman as a shy young woman who is shot by her lover. Following his trial, she begins a new life in Stockholm under an… Internet Archive Shades of Gray (Reel 5) 1948 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36102 / Local Identifier 111-PMF-5047 Shades of Gray (Reel 5) Department of Defense. Department of… Internet Archive UNRRA COUNCIL PLANS RELIEF OF WORLD'S NEEDY [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39107, LI 208-UN-200 - UNRRA COUNCIL PLANS RELIEF OF WORLD'S NEEDY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive HAIL VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA ROSE FESTIVAL, ETC 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39096, LI 208-UN-189 - HAIL VICTORY IN CALIFORNIA ROSE FESTIVAL, ETC - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive JAPANESE FILM OF ATOMIC BOMB DAMAGE ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN 1945 · Educational JAPANESE FILM OF ATOMIC BOMB DAMAGE ON HIROSHIMA, JAPAN Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23791 Internet Archive Iberian Peninsula 1949 · Educational National Archives - Iberian Peninsula - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film examines the geography,… Internet Archive FRANCE CLOSES SPANISH BORDER [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39105, LI 208-UN-198 - FRANCE CLOSES SPANISH BORDER [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series: Motion… Internet Archive Presidential Conference in Hawaii Continues 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 286 Presidential Conference in Hawaii Continues FDR 201-2757-28-2 Presidential Conference in Hawaii 11 mins. (1007… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 4 1946 · 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 CANADA COLLECTS CLOTHES FOR WORLD'S NEEDY [ETC.] 1945 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39095, LI 208-UN-188 - CANADA COLLECTS CLOTHES FOR WORLD'S NEEDY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Paris. [No.] 352 1945 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 19321 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive NEW DEVICES FOR CLEARING PATHS IN MINE FIELDS [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39101, LI 208-UN-194 - NEW DEVICES FOR CLEARING PATHS IN MINE FIELDS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive U.N. and Big 4 Adjourn 1946 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 9 U.N. and Big 4 Adjourn Public Domain Footage from archive.org, UN has picked N.Y. site for permanent 18 acres site (partial… Internet Archive Youth Visits our Nation's Capitol (Part 1) 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 132 Youth Visits our Nation's Capitol (Part 1) National Youth Administration. MP71-8:32-33, Three youngsters sightseeing in… Internet Archive U.S. BOWLERS MEET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39106, LI 208-UN-199 - U.S. BOWLERS MEET FOR CHAMPIONSHIP [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams. Series:… Internet Archive U.S. CATHOLICS DONATE FOOD FOR WORLD NEEDY [ETC.] 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39117, LI 208-UN-210 - U.S. CATHOLICS DONATE FOOD FOR WORLD NEEDY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive La Prodiga (1945) 1945 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 3) - Part 2 - Mechanics 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Local Identifier 111-TF-1386 Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 3) - Part 2 - Mechanics No ARC Description. DVD… Internet Archive FDR Presidential Conference in Hawaii - July 1944 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 263 FDR Presidential Conference in Hawaii - July 1944 FDR 210- 2757-28-4 12 mins. (1158 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm last half… Internet Archive Spectacular Norway and Sweden 1942 · Home movie · 32 min In the summer of 1942, Robbins Barstow and his wife Meg, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA, went on a two-week tour of scenic Sweden and spectacular Norway.… Internet Archive Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 5) - Part 3 - Indicators 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Local Identifier 111-TF-1387 Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 5) - Part 3 - Indicators No ARC Description. DVD… Internet Archive Youth Visits our Nation's Capitol (Part 2) 1941 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 132 Youth Visits our Nation's Capitol (Part 2) National Youth Administration. MP71-8:32-33, Three youngsters sightseeing in… Internet Archive Collectie WUR - Philip Wenting - 06.Bezoek aan Dienst der Genie B.A.B.O.V. Vliegveld Deelen 1946 · Short · 9 min Bezoek aan Dienst der Genie B.A.B.O.V. Vliegveld Deelen, meetkunde in het bos. Daarna beelden van een dagje naar het strand & zee, vermoedelijk afsluiting… Internet Archive NEW RESERVISTS SWELL RANKS OF AMERICAN NAVY [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38959, LI 208-UN-52 - NEW RESERVISTS SWELL RANKS OF AMERICAN NAVY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Japanese Air Force In China (1940) Rare Propaganda 1940 · Feature It is a very RARE Imperial Japanese propaganda film from 1940. This film shows the Japanese Air Force in action on mainland China. It was intended to be shown… Internet Archive ALLIED AIRMEN WIN NEW WINGS [ETC.] 1942 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38927, LI 208-UN-22 - ALLIED AIRMEN WIN NEW WINGS [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series: Motion… Internet Archive WEST POINT SENDS 409 NEW OFFICERS INTO U.S. ARMY [ETC.] 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 38942, LI 208-UN-35 - WEST POINT SENDS 409 NEW OFFICERS INTO U.S. ARMY [ETC.] - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 8) 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36063 / Local Identifier 111-MPF-150 THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 8) Department of Defense. Department… Internet Archive Global Conference - Sicily 1943 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 331 Global Conference - Sicily 8 min s. (791 ft), silent, b & w, 35mm FDR reviews troops with Gen. Eisenhower, later with… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - Air Raid USO Red Feather 1943 1943 · Home movie 1943 footage of air warden drills, and Red Feather events. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th… Internet Archive Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 3) - Part 3 - Indicators 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Local Identifier 111-TF-1387 Radar: Technical Principles (Reel 3) - Part 3 - Indicators No ARC Description. DVD… Internet Archive DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.] 1944 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39026, LI 208-UN-119 - DISTINGUISHED VISITORS TO WASHINGTON [ETC.] - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon. Series:… Internet Archive Another to Conquer 1941 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 98574 / Local Identifier NTA-NTA-9 - Another to Conquer - National Tuberculosis Association. The… Internet Archive ATOM BOMB EXPLOSION IN NEW MEXICO 1945 · Educational ATOM BOMB EXPLOSION IN NEW MEXICO Produced: July 15, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/79983 Internet Archive FDR Reviewing Troops and Wounded 1944 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 278 FDR Reviewing Troops and Wounded Troops and civilians await FDR. He arrives and reviews the troops including wounded. NLR… Internet Archive SANDFLY CONTROL 1947 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25843 SANDFLY CONTROL SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASES OF SKIN TRANSMITTED BY SANDFLY - ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION PRINCIPLES… Internet Archive THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 10) 1943 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 36063 / Local Identifier 111-MPF-150 THIS IS THE ARMY (Reel 10) Department of Defense. Department… Internet Archive CANADIAN FIRE SWEEPS HUGE PULPWOOD STOCKS [ETC.], 1946 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 39108, LI 208-UN-201 - CANADIAN FIRE SWEEPS HUGE PULPWOOD STOCKS [ETC.], - DVD Copied by J. Williams.… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - Air Warden Ceremonies 5-30-1943 1943 · Home movie 1943 home movies of various ceremonies for community involvement and being a U.S. Civil Defense Air Warden. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie…