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8,737–8,784 of 18,898 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.
Open Images Arrival of Amboinese people in the Netherlands 1951 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Youth ambassadors get acquainted with the Dutch industry 1951 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images State telegraph exists one hundred years 1952 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images 'Operation pea soup' for the benefit of the National Disaster Relief Fund 1953 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images About the busy Whitsun weekend and something else 1956 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Elections for the House of Representatives 1956 · Short · 3 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images After a formation crisis of 120 days 1956 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images The Netherlands welcomes Hungarian refugees 1956 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Septuple wedding of Hungarian refugees 1957 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Campsite Ockenburgh empty after downpour 1957 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images In the showrooms of the modern machine industry 1958 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images The elections for the House of Representatives 1959 · Short · 3 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Michiel de Ruyter 1957 · Short · 2 min Polygoonfilm over de herdenking van de zeventiende-eeuwse zeeheld Michiel de Ruyter in Vlissingen. Open Images National Championships Beer Drawing 1959 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images "Amsterdam Diamond City" 1957 · Short · 1 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd. Open Images Celebes 1950 · Short · 8 min Travelogue with images of indigenous peoples from Indonesia, including Dayaks and Torajas, as well as shots of Komodo dragons (giant carnivorous lizards). Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 10 (62728) 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the planetarium of Eise Eisinga in Franeker, the Zeiss planetarium in The Hague, and the sale of the… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 13 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about a Miss Eyeglasses pageant held in Amsterdam’s Apollo pavilion, and about an elocution competition held on… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 14 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the Euromast under construction, and about a caravan club leaving for the United States with a dozen… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 33 1959 · Short · 4 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the passenger ship De Rotterdam” that is making a trial run in the Nieuwe Waterweg, and about the tenth… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 37 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the Aalsmeer flower procession in Amsterdam’s Olympic Stadium, and about a new DC-8 aircraft at Schiphol… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 9 (62834) 1958 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound including items about a furniture auction in the Lindenhorst mansion, a visit of the ambassadress of Pakistan and the 10th… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 30 (62777) 1958 · Short · 5 min A Dutch news film with sound including items about a visit of the American navy, the sculpture exhibition of Herman Egbers and greyhound races. Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 47 1958 · Short · 8 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the first Dutch sports car in Zandvoort, and the arrival of Sinterklaas in The Hague, which was attended… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 50 1958 · Short · 5 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about Sinterklaas, and about the construction and opening of the Dutch IJssel storm surge barrier. Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 4 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the construction of oil pipelines from Rotterdam to Cologne, about the zoo in The Hague, and about skating… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 5 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about a printing company in Haarlem that manufactures coins and banknotes for the domestic and foreign markets,… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 8 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the tenth anniversary of the Keukenhof, and about a large dock that is being towed by towboats into… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 25 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items featuring a demonstration of modern military vehicles in Oirschot, and about the 50-year-old comedian Max… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 30 (62776) 1959 · Short · 9 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the Four Days Marches in Nijmegen, about the Blijdorp zoo, and about Mexican art in the Hague Municipal… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 32 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about windmills in the Dutch landscape, and about the Rex cinema in Amsterdam, which welcomes dogs as the… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 1 1958 · Short · 10 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Amsterdam youth theatre with a performance by the Scapino… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 9 (62833) 1959 · Short · 8 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about a training session of the Dutch national football team, and about the return of the crew of the Rotterdam… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 26 1959 · Short · 4 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the latest addition to the Sea Cadet Corps of The Hague, and about a conference location for the… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 24 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the ship NYON, which was made by joining together two separate halves, and about the European crossbow… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 31 1959 · Short · 8 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the exhibition “Heart of Brabant”, which focused on Tilburg, and about the swimming competitions between… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 17 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the 150-year-old Moppes & Son diamond grindery, and about the Netherlands vs. Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 11 1959 · Short · 6 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the start of the new construction on the Muntplein for the Amsterdam savings bank, about the opening of… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland (62712) 1959 · Short · 15 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the “Concours hippique” equestrian events in Groningen, and about the football matches of the Netherlands… Open Images Spiegel van Nederland No. 35 1959 · Short · 7 min A Dutch news film with sound, including items about the opening of the football season in the Premiere league, and about waterskiing competitions between… Internet Archive Monster On The Campus (1958) Trailer 1958 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1958 sci-fi horror film Monster On The Campus, directed… Internet Archive Truce Line Korea 1956 · Educational Truce Line Korea Produced: March 1956 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/27329 Internet Archive Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn Gorilla (1952) Trailer 1952 · Commercial http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. Trailer for the 1952 sci-fi comedy adventure Bela Lugosi Meets A Brooklyn… Internet Archive Creature from the Black Lagoon 1954 · Commercial Internet Archive Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Commercial Internet Archive The Night of the Hunter 1955 · Commercial Internet Archive Ace in the Hole 1951 · Commercial An arrogant reporter exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to revitalize his career. Internet Archive Trailer for Jailhouse Rock 1957 · Commercial · 2 min Theatrical trailer for the 1957 U.S. film starring Elvis Presley.