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4,369–4,416 of 42,397 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 Northwest In Bloom 1942 · Educational · Subtitles Silent film that looks at flowers in the United States Pacific Northwest states. Part of "Our Colorful World" series Internet Archive 1945 Der Zweite Schuss ( Ernst Von Klipstein, Gustav Waldau, Fritz Kampers) 1945 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1945. Der zweite Schuss. U.a mit Ernst von Klipstein und Gustav Waldau Internet Archive TUNISIAN CAMPAIGN, 05/09/1943 1943 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964) ARC Identifier 23655 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive The liberation of the Dutch town of Deventer in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Deventer in 1945. 1945 · Feature This (A.I. enhanced & colorized) film shows film footage of Deventer just after the liberation by the Canadians on 10 April 1945. The area was destroyed… Internet Archive Flying Fever (1941) 1941 · Feature Gandy Goose is induced to become an Army Air Corps pilot by a hardboiled flight commander, a rooster and it only takes a short time to discover that Gandy has… Internet Archive South of Santa Fe (1942) 1942 · Feature To get the three needed business men to visit the Stevens mine, Roy stages a ride with the Vacaros and has them as honored guests. Seeing a chance to make a… Internet Archive 1944 - Guest in The House - Semilla de odio - John Brahm - VE 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Don Winslow of the Navy: Chapter 9 - Wings of Destruction 1942 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of the islands near Pearl Harbor. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy… Internet Archive 1943 Wenn Die Sonne Wieder Scheint( Paul Wegener, Paul Klinger, Ernst Waldow, Max Gülstorff) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint. U.a mit Paul Klinger und Paul Wegener Internet Archive Divide and Conquer (Part 2) 1945 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 25 Divide and Conquer (Part 2) Frank Capra and the War Department. Divide and Conquer Parts 1, 2, 3, 4 Public Domain Footage on… Internet Archive 1948 - The Return of The Whistler - D. Ross Lederman 1948 · Feature 1948 - The Return of The Whistler - D. Ross Lederman Internet Archive God Of Creation 1945 · Film Presents explorations in infinite space that reveal God's majesty, his love and care. This film can be purchased on DVD and higher quality versions of the… Internet Archive Lazy Little Beaver (1947) 1947 · Feature A young beaver who has run away from home learns a lesson about work and slothfulness when he attracts a wolf who wants to turn him into a fur coat. Watch on… Internet Archive 1943 Fahrt Ins Glück ( Rudolf Forster, Käthe Dorsch) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Fahrt ins Glück. U.a mit Käthe Dorsch und Rudolf Forster Internet Archive 1944 Augen Der Liebe ( Rene Deltgen, Mady Rahl, Paul Wegener) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Augen der Liebe. U.a mit Rene Deltgen und Mady Rahl Internet Archive The Ford Rouge Plant: A Story of Men, Methods & Motor Cars 1941 · Short 1941 version of the short film The Ford Rouge Plant: A Story of Men, Methods & Motor Cars - ARC Identifier 91468 - and a 1937 version of the film - ARC… Internet Archive PHYSICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE SUBMARINE HOW DOES A SUBMARINE WORK 2008 1940 · Short · 11 min The Submarine Part I: Physical Principles is a short Navy training film produced by Audio Productions, Inc. in 1940. The film, using animation, presents an… Internet Archive 1940 Zwischen Hamburg Und Haiti ( Grethe Weiser, Albert Florath, Will Dohm) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Zwischen Hamburg und Haiti. U.a mit Grethe Weiser und Albert Florath. Internet Archive 1943 Ein Mann Mit Grundsätzen ( Hans Söhnker, Ursula Herking, Fritz Odemar, Ernst Waldow) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Ein Mann mit Grundsätzen. U.a mit Hans Söhnker und Ernst Waldow Internet Archive Personal Hygiene For Women, Part 1 (1943) 1943 · Feature MN 1712a Navy // This military training film outlines for the Navy enlisted woman the routines she must establish and the habits she must acquire to remain in… Internet Archive The Undefeated 1949 · Short · 33 min Moving but upbeat BAFTA award winning documentary film short about the men and women who were disabled during the two World Wars. IMDB Page:… Internet Archive Darkness Defeated 1945 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive 1943 Hochzeit Im Korallenmeer ( Zeichentrick) 1943 · Feature Film(Zeichentrick) aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943 Hochzeit im Korallenmeer. Internet Archive Alles Schwindel ( Gustav Fröhlich, Grethe Weiser, Hans Brausewetter,max Gülstorff) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Alles Schwindel. U.a mit Gustav Fröhlich und Grethe Weiser Internet Archive 1943 Ein Walzer Mit Dir ( Albert Matterstock, Lizzi Waldmüller, Grethe Weiser, Günther Lüders, Rudolf Platte, Lucie Englisch, Hans Leibelt) 1943 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1943. Ein Walzer mit Dir. U.a mit Albert Matterstock und Lizzi Waldmüller Internet Archive 1949 - Trapped - Atrapado - Richard Fleischer - VO 1949 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1940 Die Keusche Geliebte ( Camilla Horn, Willy Fritsch, Paul Dahlke) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Die keusche Geliebte. U.a mit Willy Fritsch und Camilla Horn Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 8 - The Dropping Floor 1945 · Short · 18 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive How to Fly the B-17: Flight Operations 1943 · Short · 29 min Military training film in which an instructor trains a new B-17 bomber pilot in proper procedure and technique while airborne. Internet Archive Meet King Joe (1949) 1949 · Feature Cold War propaganda movie showcasing the benefits of capitalism through the eyes of an average worker named Joe. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Silver Spurs (1943) 1943 · Feature Jerry Johnson inherits a 50,000 acre ranch. Lucky Miller wants to take over the ranch. Roy is trying to get a railroad spur right of way. Lucky has a woman… Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 4 - Floodlight Murder 1945 · Short · 19 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive 1940 Der Rettende Engel ( Grethe Weiser, Sepp Rist, Gustav Waldau) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Der rettende Engel. U.a mit Grethe Weiser,Depp Rist und Gustav Waldau Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 12 - Big Gun Fusillade 1945 · Short · 18 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 9 - The Danger Point 1945 · Short · 15 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive The Green Hornet Strikes Again!: Chaper 6 - The Fatal Flash 1941 · Short · 21 min Taken from wikipedia : The Green Hornet Strikes Again! (1941) is a Universal movie serial based on the The Green Hornet radio series by George W. Trendle.… Internet Archive 1940 Das Sündige Dorf ( Joe Stöckel, Hansi Knotek, Beppo Brem, Josef Eichheim) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Das sündige Dorf. U.a mit Joe Stöckel,Beppo Brem und Josef Eichheim (Die drei lustigsten meiner Meinung… Internet Archive 1940 Lauter Liebe ( Hertha Feiler, Hans Leibelt, Olga Limburg, Rolf Weih, Elsa Wagner) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940. Lauter Liebe. U.a mit Rolf Weih und Hertha Feiler Internet Archive Why We Fight: the battle of Britain 1943 · Educational · 53 min Why We Fight: the battle of Britain Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Describes the year in which… Internet Archive The Green Hornet - Chapter 2 - The Thundering Terror 1940 · Short · 20 min "Britt Reid," the millionaire publisher, dons a mask and goes out to fight crime in his famous automobile, "The Black Beauty." "Kato," the Korean science… Internet Archive Oh, Gentle Spring (1942) 1942 · Feature Oh, Gentle Spring is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Connie Rasinski. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/oh-gentle-spring-1942/ Internet Archive 1944 Ich Brauche Dich ( Marianne Hoppe, Willy Birgel, Paul Dahlke, Fita Benkhoff) 1944 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1944. Ich brauche Dich. U.a mit Marianne Hoppe und Willy Birgel Internet Archive Don Winslow of the Navy: Chapter 7 - Bombed by the Enemy 1942 · Short · 21 min Taken from IMDB : US naval officer Don Winslow is given command of the islands near Pearl Harbor. He discovers that there is a ring of saboteurs and enemy… Internet Archive 1944 - The Lodger - Jack el destripador - John Brahm - VO 1944 · Feature For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive 1946 - Black Angel - Ángel negro - Roy William Neill 1946 · Feature 1946 - Black Angel - Ángel negro - Roy William Neill Internet Archive El Muerto Falta A La Cita ( 1944) 1944 · Feature El muerto falta a la cita es una película argentina del género de suspenso filmada en blanco y negro dirigida por Pierre Chenal con su propio argumento y… Internet Archive Secret Agent x-9: Chapter 7 - High Pressure Deadline 1945 · Short · 17 min Taken from wikipedia: Secret Agent X-9 (1945) is a Universal movie serial based on the comic strip Secret Agent X-9 created by Dashiell Hammett. It was the… Internet Archive 1940 Rote Mühle( Ida Wüst, Grethe Weiser, Theo Lingen, Fritz Genschow, Paul Westermeier, Rudolf Platte, Otto Stöckel) 1940 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1940 Rote Mühle. U.a mit Ida Wüst,Grethe Weiser und Theo Lingen