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6,289–6,336 of 43,576 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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 ON THE MARCH, HECKUSCHEID, GERMANY ; OUTPOST OVER OUR RIVER, PETERSKIRCHE, BELGIUM ; NEDERGEGEN, GERMANY ; GEN. PATTON INSPECTS SAUER RIVER BRIDGEHEADS, FOLLENDOR, GERMANY ; ENGINEERS BRIDGE SAAR… 1945 · Educational ON THE MARCH, HECKUSCHEID, GERMANY ; OUTPOST OVER OUR RIVER, PETERSKIRCHE, BELGIUM ; NEDERGEGEN, GERMANY ; GEN. PATTON INSPECTS SAUER RIVER BRIDGEHEADS,… Internet Archive CHAMORRAN NATIVES DECAPITATED BY JAPS; CHURCH SERVICES FOR NATIVES KILLED IN WAR 1944 · Educational CHAMORRAN NATIVES DECAPITATED BY JAPS; CHURCH SERVICES FOR NATIVES KILLED IN WAR 16299 Shot List , 1) GV CU Chamorran natives decapitated by Japs.2) MCU Hands… Internet Archive Santa Claus Story - Santa tells children a story about monkeys and christmas 1945 · Film A bizarre Christmas ephemeral film in which Santa Claus educated a pair of Children about Christmas and Santa Claus via a story about monkeys and "Monkey… Internet Archive OPERATIONS CROSSROADS, ATOM BOMB TEST, BIKINI ATOLL 1946 · Educational OPERATIONS CROSSROADS, ATOM BOMB TEST, BIKINI ATOLL 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20943 Internet Archive NEGRO EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN LIVING; CALHOUN SCHOOL, THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE 1942 · Educational NEGRO EDUCATION FOR AMERICAN LIVING; CALHOUN SCHOOL, THE WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE 1940 Description Documentary: On the Calhoun School, Lowndes County, Alabama,… Internet Archive Idle Days 1948 · Home movie 1948 home movie footage of family at their home in Trenton, New Jersey. From Lostinlight.org Internet Archive Allied Convoy Battles Axis, 1942/07/13 1942 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Mediterranean: Amazing pictures of the great air-sea battle between an Allied Convoy to Malta, and Axis forces. Allied guns fill the air with bursting… Internet Archive GENERALS CONFERENCE AT VIII CORPS, BREST, FRANCE ; MEMORIAL SERVICES, BRITTON, FRANCE ; GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE, CARTRES, FRANCE ; RAILROAD REHABILITATION, LE MANS, FRANCE 1944 · Educational GENERALS CONFERENCE AT VIII CORPS, BREST, FRANCE ; MEMORIAL SERVICES, BRITTON, FRANCE ; GENERAL CHARLES DE GAULLE, CARTRES, FRANCE ; RAILROAD REHABILITATION,… Internet Archive THE BATTLE OF TENGCHUNG, CHINA ; GEN. EURICO DUTRA VISITS 5TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY ; GEN. GEORGE C. MARSHALL VISITS GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, ETAIN, FRANCE 1944 · Educational THE BATTLE OF TENGCHUNG, CHINA ; GEN. EURICO DUTRA VISITS 5TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, ITALY ; GEN. GEORGE C. MARSHALL VISITS GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, ETAIN, FRANCE… Internet Archive JAPANESE FILM OF ATOMIC BOMB DAMAGE ON HIROSHIMA --- PHYSICAL DAMAGE, JAPAN 1945 · Educational JAPANESE FILM OF ATOMIC BOMB DAMAGE ON HIROSHIMA --- PHYSICAL DAMAGE, JAPAN Produced: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15662 Internet Archive World War II Composite 1945 · Educational World War II Composite Covers: March 2, 1945–March 2, 1945 Description This film contains film clips of General Dwight D. Eisenhower on an inspection tour.… Internet Archive Festiviteiten rondom het kroningsjaar 1948 1948 · Short · 2 min Op maandag 6 september 1948 nam prinses Juliana het stokje over van koningin Wilhelmina. Anton Bakels uit Zandvoort was erbij om de festiviteiten te filmen op… Internet Archive OPEN YOUR EYES 1946 · Educational OPEN YOUR EYES Produced: 1946 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The manager of a parts and… Internet Archive BRITISH BATTLE AT SALERNO, ITALY ; FIGHTING IN THE HILLS OF SALERNO, ITALY ; BRITISH SNIPERS - TOWARDS NAPLES, ITALY 1941 · Educational BRITISH BATTLE AT SALERNO, ITALY ; FIGHTING IN THE HILLS OF SALERNO, ITALY ; BRITISH SNIPERS - TOWARDS NAPLES, ITALY Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945… Internet Archive ATOMIC BOMB MANUFACTURING PLANT: HANFORD ENGINEER WORKS 1945 · Educational ATOMIC BOMB MANUFACTURING PLANT: HANFORD ENGINEER WORKS 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23631 Internet Archive PRIVATE SNAFU IN "CENSORED." 1944 · Educational PRIVATE SNAFU IN "CENSORED." 1944 Description A cartoon in which Snafu writes to Sally that he is going to the South Pacific. The letter is censored and he… Internet Archive INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP 1944 · Educational INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP Covers: June 15, 1944–June 18, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15307 Internet Archive ARMY AIR FORCES--PACIFIC 1946 · Educational ARMY AIR FORCES--PACIFIC Produced: 1946 Description Uses Air Force Combat Film Digest pictures to show the strategy for aerial assault against Japan. British… Internet Archive Y.W.C.A., HARLEM, NEW YORK 1940 · Educational Y.W.C.A., HARLEM, NEW YORK Produced: 1940 Description OUTTAKES: On activities at Harlem Branch, Young Women's Christian Association. Reel 1: Young women in… Internet Archive OPERATION, "CROSSROADS" 1946 · Educational OPERATION, "CROSSROADS" Produced: July 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/81250 Internet Archive A Woman's Vengeance (1948) 1948 · Feature A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive NORMANDY INVASION 1944 · Educational NORMANDY INVASION 1944 Description Soldiers and Coast Guardsmen practice amphibious landings in the United States and Great Britain; they play cards, sleep,… Internet Archive Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 1942 · Educational Pearl Harbor: Spring of 1942 Produced: 1942 Description This film depicts Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in the spring of 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl… Internet Archive Mickey Mouse - Lindo Disfraz 1947 · Film Cortometraje de Mickey Mouse . Titulos Alternos: Atrasado Para el Baile, La Cita Retrasada de Mickey, Mickey Llega Tarde, Mickey Retrasado Para la Cita Título… Internet Archive Roar Navy Roar 1940 · Educational Roar Navy Roar Covers: ca. 1940–ca. 1949 Description This film shows a Pennsylvania class battleship and three aircraft carriers underway at sea. Large… Internet Archive Tour of Willow Run / Fire Fighting Exhibition / Lincoln Zephyr / Blind Man Being Trained and Employed at Willow Run Plant / Preview of Ford Car / XB-24 Liberator Bomber 1942 · Educational Tour of Willow Run / Fire Fighting Exhibition / Lincoln Zephyr / Blind Man Being Trained and Employed at Willow Run Plant / Preview of Ford Car / XB-24… Internet Archive Round Figures 1944 · Educational · 8 min A 1944 British short film about correct posture. Internet Archive The Big Sleep trailer 1946 · Commercial · 2 min This is the trailer for my favorite Bogart flick, The Big Sleep . It's my favorite for several reasons, but primarily because it introduced me to Raymond… Internet Archive Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man (1943 VHS Rip from AMC)) 1943 · Film The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of a mad scientist, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal… Internet Archive KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN 1943 · Educational KNOW YOUR ALLY: BRITAIN Produced: 1943 Description On the war activities and the esprit de corps of the British, pointing out similarities to Americans,… Internet Archive PROJECT 6100, ANDIMESHK, IRAN 1944 · Educational PROJECT 6100, ANDIMESHK, IRAN Produced: August 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16426 Internet Archive GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. AT HEADQUARTERS (YANKEE DIVISION) 26TH DIVISION, NEAR HOEVILLE, (?) FRANCE ; MARK VI PANTHER TANK, ALSACE-SERRES, FRANCE ; MEDAL OF HONOR CEREMONY, 3RD DIVISION,… 1944 · Educational GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON, JR. AT HEADQUARTERS (YANKEE DIVISION) 26TH DIVISION, NEAR HOEVILLE, (?) FRANCE ; MARK VI PANTHER TANK, ALSACE-SERRES, FRANCE ; MEDAL OF… Internet Archive FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTH AFRICA, PORT ELIZABETH 1949 · Educational FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF SOUTH AFRICA, PORT ELIZABETH Produced: 1949 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive PARIS. [No.] 483, WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY 1946 · Educational PARIS. [No.] 483, WAR CRIMES TRIALS, NUREMBERG, GERMANY Produced: January 9, 1946 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/19485 Internet Archive Army Air Forces Combat Weekly Digest 1944 · Educational Army Air Forces Combat Weekly Digest Released: July 10, 1944 Description MILITARY FILM REPORT: Highlights activities. R.1: (1) ATTACKS AGAINST ITALY, MAY… Internet Archive [LEADERS OF AXIS POWERS, WORLD WAR II] 1941 · Educational [LEADERS OF AXIS POWERS, WORLD WAR II] Produced: 1941 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93622 Internet Archive WORLD WAR II FOOTAGE -NEW PRINT 12/15/77 This is combined footage, taken aboard USS BATAAN (CVL-29) and USS INDIANA (BB-58) and other areas 1945 · Educational WORLD WAR II FOOTAGE -NEW PRINT 12/15/77 This is combined footage, taken aboard USS BATAAN (CVL-29) and USS INDIANA (BB-58) and other areas Produced: 1945… Internet Archive Ordnance For Victory / Women On the Warpath 1942 · Educational Ordnance For Victory / Women On the Warpath Produced: 1942 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP 1944 · Educational INVASION OF SAIPAN, MARIANAS ISLAND GROUP Produced: June 26, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15308 Internet Archive CHINA SEA NAVAL ACTION 1941 · Educational CHINA SEA NAVAL ACTION Covers: ca. 1941–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15510 Internet Archive US PLANE CRASH, EAST OF LE MANS, FRANCE ; GEN. DE GAULLE'S PARADE, PARIS, FRANCE 1944 · Educational US PLANE CRASH, EAST OF LE MANS, FRANCE ; GEN. DE GAULLE'S PARADE, PARIS, FRANCE Produced: August 22, 1944–August 26, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16023 Internet Archive REUNION OF AMERICAN SGT. WITH HIS MOTHER, VIENNA, AUSTRIA 1945 · Educational REUNION OF AMERICAN SGT. WITH HIS MOTHER, VIENNA, AUSTRIA Produced: August 3, 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/17235 Internet Archive Captured Japanese film, Krazy Kat 1945 · Educational Captured Japanese film, Krazy Kat Released: 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78605 Internet Archive Japan Surrenders 1945 · Educational Japan Surrenders Produced: 1945 Description Shows Japan's international activities, 1931-1945: troops embark for Manchuria; Shanghai lies in ruins (1937);… Internet Archive LEND-LEASE TO RUSSIA, IRAN 1944 · Educational LEND-LEASE TO RUSSIA, IRAN Produced: July 10, 1944 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/15881 Internet Archive 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, OUJDA AIRPORT, FRENCH MOROCCO AND ARZEW, ALGERIA 1943 · Educational 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION, OUJDA AIRPORT, FRENCH MOROCCO AND ARZEW, ALGERIA Covers: June 2, 1943–June 18, 1943 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/16467 Internet Archive SEVERAL SHOTS OF MEN LANDING ON BEACH & LAYING EXPLOSIVES & RETURNING TO SHIP: BLINDFOLDED JAPS BROUGHT UP FROM BELOW: PERISCOPE SHOT OF BEACHED SHIP 1948 · Educational SEVERAL SHOTS OF MEN LANDING ON BEACH & LAYING EXPLOSIVES & RETURNING TO SHIP: BLINDFOLDED JAPS BROUGHT UP FROM BELOW: PERISCOPE SHOT OF BEACHED SHIP… Internet Archive [WILLOW RUN LIBERATOR BOMBER PLANT] 1943 · Educational [WILLOW RUN LIBERATOR BOMBER PLANT] Produced: 1943 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant…