The world's archives

433–480 of 18,596 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 The Land Unknown 1957 · Feature Three men and a woman crash-land in a deep crater in Antarctica, where they find a prehistoric world. Internet Archive Hair Dress Through the Ages 1950 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Tongue-in-cheek survey of the evolution of hair design, using footage from an old German novelty short subject. Internet Archive The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) 1957 · Feature The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British-American war film directed by David Lean, based on the novel by Pierre Boulle. It tells the story of British… Internet Archive The Human Condition ( Parts 5 & 6) 1959 · Feature Masaki Kobayashi’s mammoth humanist drama is one of the most staggering achievements of Japanese cinema. Originally filmed and released in three parts, the… Internet Archive Journey to Banana Land 1950 · Film · Subtitles This film shows through animated diagrams and photography the more important phases of banana culture. The journey begins by leaving the United States and… Internet Archive The Monolith Monsters 1957 colorized (Grant Williams) 1957 · Feature When a strange black meteor crashes near the sleepy desert town of San Angelo, it litters the countryside with rock fragments. When a storm exposes these… Internet Archive The Brain From Planet Arous 1957 colorized (John Agar) 1957 · Feature A powerful criminal brain from the planet Arous hijacks the body of an Earth scientist and threatens countries all over the world with destruction unless they… Internet Archive Shopping Can Be Fun: A New Concept in Merchandising 1957 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles How the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo, California increased traffic with a sophisticated program of advertising and promotion. Excellent footage of… Internet Archive Sundowners 1950 · Feature · 1 h 23 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Raiders of Old California 1957 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Beginning of the End 1957 · Feature Title: Beginning of the End Summary: Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the… Internet Archive The Fat Man (1951) Rock Hudson, Julie London - Film Noir Full Movie 1951 · Feature The Fat Man is a 1951 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle. It is based on a radio drama of the same name and the cast includes Rock… Internet Archive Road To Bali 1952 · Feature · Subtitles Comedy, starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour IMDB movie information Internet Archive Look to the Land 1953 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Plea for sustainable land and resource use. Internet Archive "Playhouse 90" Forbidden Area 1956 · Feature Title: "Playhouse 90" Forbidden Area Summary: Why are so many B-99 bombers from Hibiscus Air Base crashing or simply disappearing? Colonel Price comes up with… Internet Archive The Revenge of Frankenstein 1958 · Feature Having escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling's brain into a perfect body, but the effectiveness of the… Internet Archive Battle In Outer Space 1959 1959 · Feature Battle in Outer Space ( 宇宙大戦争 , Uchū Daisensō , lit. ' The Great Space War ' ) is a 1959 Japanese science fiction action film directed by Ishirō Honda , with… Internet Archive Foundation Foods 1951 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Quatermass 2 (1957) colorized (Brian Donlevy) 1957 · Feature Rocketry expert Quatermass, trying to gain funding for his Moon colonization project, is intrigued by mysterious traces on the radar at his laboratory. He… Internet Archive Man and His Culture 1954 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Shows, in the imaginative form of a "report from outer space," how the ways of mankind might appear to visitors from another planet. Internet Archive Flying with Arthur Godfrey (Part I) 1953 · Commercial · 23 min · Subtitles TV host Arthur Godfrey takes controls of a passenger plane to demonstrate airline operations. Internet Archive Room at the Top 1959 · Feature Title: Room at the Top Summary: An ambitious young accountant plots to wed a wealthy factory owner's daughter, despite falling in love with a married older… Internet Archive Quatermass 2 1957 · Feature Professor Quatermass, trying to gather support for his project to colonize the Moon, is intrigued by the mysterious traces that have been showing up on his… Internet Archive The Gunfighter 1950 colorized (Gregory Peck) 1950 · Feature Notorious gunfighter Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) has reformed and is on his way to a sleepy town in the hope of a reunion with his estranged sweetheart (Helen… Internet Archive Les Cinq Dernières Minutes - Sans en avoir l'air (1959) 1959 · Feature · Subtitles Sans en avoir l'air (première diffusion : 14 août 1959) Avec Raymond Souplex (l'inspecteur principal Antoine Bourrel) et Jean Daurand (l'inspecteur Dupuy) Les… Internet Archive Why Study Science? 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Family discusses how the study of science can help son and daughter make intelligent decisions on problems they will confront in the world. Internet Archive Gate Of Hell 1953 · Feature A winner of Academy Awards for best foreign-language film and best costume design, Gate of Hell is a visually sumptuous, psychologically penetrating work from… Internet Archive Don't Bother To Knock (1952) Almas Desesperadas 1952 · Feature · Subtitles Um mulher muito atraente, mas com tendências suicidas, recebe alta de uma instituição mental e consegue emprego como babá em um hotel de luxo. Ela começa a… Internet Archive Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man 1951 · Feature Two bumbling private eyes help a man wrongly accused of murder who has become invisible to help clear his name. Internet Archive The Bat 1959 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles Stars Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead. Internet Archive How Quiet Helps at School 1953 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Social guidance film for young children suggesting that they take their noise out to the playground. Internet Archive What About Juvenile Delinquency? 1955 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Jim leaves the gang after it attacks his father, and joins other teenagers at City Hall to argue against the imposition of a curfew. Drama filmed in Lawrence,… Internet Archive 1955 Chevrolet Screen Ads 1955 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Ten short theatrical "screen ads" promoting the 1955 Chevrolet models. Internet Archive Space Master X-7 1958 · Feature Title: Space Master X-7 Summary: A fungus brought from space threatens to grow and spread, devouring everyone in its path. Directed by: Edward Bernds Actors:… Internet Archive American Engineer (Part IV) 1956 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles Tribute to engineers and their role in improving American life through technology. Internet Archive Earth vs. The Flying Saucers 1956 ★★★ Sci-Fi (CC) 1956 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (a.k.a. Invasion of the Flying Saucers and Flying Saucers from Outer Space) is a 1956 American science fiction film from Columbia… Internet Archive Moby Dick (1956) 1956 · Feature The 1956 adaptation of "Moby Dick," directed by John Huston , is a cinematic interpretation of Herman Melville's classic novel. The film features a… Internet Archive Visit to Wurlitzer, A (Part II) 1950 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles Tour of the Wurlitzer factory located at North Tonawanda, N.Y., showing the manufacture of "coin-operated phonographs." A color sequence introducing the… Internet Archive The Devil's Disciple 1959 · Feature Title: The Devil's Disciple Summary: The black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the Revolutionary War. Directed… Internet Archive The White Sheik 1952 · Feature Federico Fellini drew upon his background as a cartoonist for his first solo feature, a charming comic fable about the lure of fantasy and the pitfalls of… Internet Archive The Vikings (1958) 1958 · Feature The Vikings is a 1958 American epic historical fiction swashbuckling film It follows the story of Viking Prince Einar and his half-brother Eric, a slave, who… Internet Archive According to Plan: The Story of Modern Sidewalls for the Homes of America 1952 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles The beauty and functionality of asbestos sidewalls. With a visit to Levittown, N.Y. and an interview with Norman Denny, vice president of materials for Levitt… Internet Archive The Magnetic Monster 1953 colorized (Richard Carlson) 1953 · Feature Dr. Jeffrey Stewart (Richard Carlson) and Dr. Dan Forbes (King Donovan) of the Office of Scientific Investigation are called in when a strong magnetic field… Internet Archive Story Without End 1950 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Postwar expansion of telephone service made possible by development of microwave radio transmission and the transistor. Internet Archive Guilty of Treason 1950 · Feature Title: Guilty of Treason Summary: The story of Cardinal Josef Mindzhenty, a Roman Catholic cardinal from Hungary who spoke out against both the Nazi… Internet Archive Fear And Desire (1953) 1953 · Feature Stanley Kubrick's first feature directorial debut that's set in a ficticious war in an unidentified country. The 1953 American anti-war film was directed,… Internet Archive Don't Bother To Knock (1952) Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark, Anne Bancroft, Elisha Cook Jr 1952 · Feature Don't Bother to Knock is a 1952 American FILM NOlR thriller starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe and directed by Roy Ward Baker. The screenplay was… Internet Archive The Harder They Fall (1956) Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling 1956 · Feature The Harder They Fall is a 1956 American boxing FILM NOlR directed by Mark Robson with a screenplay by Philip Yordan, based on Budd Schulberg's 1947 novel. It…