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3,985–4,032 of 22,400 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Magic Rites: Divination by Animal Tracks 1967 · Educational No narration; natural sounds only Producer, Julien Bryan The Dogon shaman in Mali prepares sand drawings symbolizing questions posed by tribal members. The… Internet Archive Lu Ryden street interviews about men in skirts on KNTV, circa 1965 1965 · TV Two segments from Lu Ryden's show on San Jose's KNTV Channel 11. In the first, Ryden interviews people on the street about whether men should wear skirts and… Internet Archive Slime Molds: 3- Identification 1961 · Educational · 22 min Slime Molds: 3- Identification Presents the current state of knowledge about the effects of cigarette smoking on people's health. Shows research that is being… Internet Archive "SAIGON, TARGET ZERO" (PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE FILM) 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration "SAIGON, TARGET ZERO" (PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE FILM) ARC Identifier 32416 / Local Identifier 111-LC-53930 1968… Internet Archive Every Part Of Town 1962 · Educational · 14 min A Red Cross representative convinces Sam Donaldson that the Red Cross is important to every part of town. We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V… Internet Archive Incitement to Reading 1965 · Educational Unstaged record of a combined first and second grade liberal open classroom where reading is taught by capitalizing on the children's own significant… Internet Archive ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SOUTH VIETNAM 1968 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ACTIVITIES OF THE 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, SOUTH VIETNAM ARC Identifier 31818 / Local Identifier 111-LC-52590 1968… Internet Archive Mascaras En Otoño (1966) 1966 · Feature Máscaras en otoño es una película en blanco y negro de Argentina dirigida por Dino Minitti sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Agustín Mahieu… Internet Archive Communicating Management's Point of View (1965) 1965 · Educational · 22 min Communicating Management's Point of View (1965) The composition of music on magnetic recording tape to be performed through loudspeakers is examined by its… Internet Archive Life of a Queen 1960 · Documentary · 15 min A 1960 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II. Produced by Associated British-Pathé for the Central Office of Information. Note: the footage used in… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-22A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26973 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-22A VIETNAM - APRIL AND MAY 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE BRIGADE, AND 1ST CAVALRY… Internet Archive Misa Criolla, Navidad Nuestra (1967) 1967 · Feature Musical Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 2 April 1966 1966 · TV · 51 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Anne and Jimmy Murphy, Tony Barber, The Flanagans, The Groop, Sylvia Penzès (not sure… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - Viewer's Choice 1961 · TV · 52 min A 1961 episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode is a clip show featuring clips from earlier episodes. Performers include: Lonnie… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98800: National Railway Historical Society Convention 1963 1963 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive The Land-Grant Murals 1960 · Educational · 14 min Shows Henry Varnum Poor at work on the frescoes in the lobby of Old Main at Penn State University. The film is dedicated to the first centennial of the… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 30 May 1964 1964 · TV · 47 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This particular edition is a clip show featuring excepts from earlier 1964 episodes. Performers… Internet Archive Biological Clocks 1967 · Educational · 24 min Produced in cooperation with the National Education Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the American Library Association, and the American… Internet Archive Shoreline Sediments 1967 · Educational Director, Eric Lucey Shows the formation of a variety of sedimentological structures and how many of their features have been preserved in ancient… Internet Archive RESEARCH PROJECT X-15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE X-15 1962 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 45005, LI 255-HQ-79 - RESEARCH PROJECT X-15 THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE X-15 - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller.… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 14 July 1962 1962 · TV · 57 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode features a country and western theme. Performers include Col Joye, Judy Stone, Rob E.G.,… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 14 December 1968 1968 · TV · 45 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Andrea Sands, Sandy Scott, Norma Stoneman, The De Kroo Brothers, and Lynn Rogers.… Internet Archive What's the Score (1962) 1962 · Educational · 28 min What's the Score (1962) Shows how the human body acts as a natural clock when internal circadian rhythms initiate specific responses and behavior. Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-18A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26967 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-18A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, APRIL 1966 - 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION, 173D AIRBORNE, AND… Internet Archive This Union Cause 1962 · Film Traces the history of the labor movement and describes major events and leaders who helped build trade unions and secure high standards of living, economic… Internet Archive Yevtushenko: A Poet's Journey 1969 · Educational · 28 min An intimate look at the internationally popular Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, viewing his philosophy of the universality of human love and creativity, his… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 8 October 1960 1960 · TV · 53 min An episode of an Australian pop music television series. Guests include: Johnny Devlin, Wilma Reading, Noeleen Batley, The Toppers, Kahu, Lucky Starr, The… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - Unknown airdate No. 4 1962 · TV · 47 min A (possibly incomplete?) 1962 episode of an Australian television pop music series. Performers include Lana Cantrell, Lonnie Lee, Lou and Simon, Ian Turpie… Internet Archive SMALL BOAT NAVY, THE 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25243 SMALL BOAT NAVY, THE AN UP-TO-DATE REPORT ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVYS SMALL BOATS IN VIETNAM. UNIQUELY DESIGNED TO… Internet Archive Boswelle's Bon Voyage 1966 · Educational · 9 min Relates the adventures of George & Sherry Zabriskie's dog Boswelle, who stows away on a ship going to Europe and North Africa. Guitar soundtrack by Jay… Internet Archive A Continuing Responsibility 1968 · Educational Editor: Roger Hart As demonstrated in the Woodlawn Organization in Chicago, Alinsky's technique creates on-going organizations firmly rooted in the community Internet Archive Rüzgar Zehra, Turkish Movie 1960 · Feature Rüzgar Zehra, Turkish Movie Internet Archive JOE MANN STORY, THE 1960 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30121 JOE MANN STORY, THE A HIGHLY SENSITIVE MEMORIAL TO A SOLDIER KILLED IN WORLD WAR II - EXPERTLY PHOTOGRAPHED WITH UNUSUAL… Internet Archive Breeding Biology of Black Woodpeckers 1961 · Educational Shows selection of nest site by a pair of black woodpeckers, digging nest cavity in a tree trunk, and then care of young through various stages to fledging.… Internet Archive SKY SOLDIERS, THE 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30209 SKY SOLDIERS, THE THE STORY OF THE 173RD AIRBORNE BRIGADE IN VIETNAM; OPERATIONS AT VUNG TAU AND BIEN HOA, AND OPERATION "NEW… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 10 February 1962 1962 · TV · 48 min An incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. Performers include Paul Wayne, The Allen Brothers, Tony Brady, Judy Stone, and Wendy… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 11 February 1967 1967 · TV · 50 min A slightly incomplete episode of an Australian television pop music series. This episode looks back on hits of 1957-1958. Guests include Jacki Weaver, Ja-Ar,… Internet Archive Brian Henderson's Bandstand - 21 November 1964 1964 · TV · 46 min An episode of an Australian television pop music series. Guests include Col Joye, Judy Stone, Jimmy Little, and Cheryl Bracken. There's also sequence… Internet Archive A Hurricane Called Betsy 1966 · Educational Department of Defense Office of Civil Defense Motion Picture Service A Hurricane Called Betsy AVA16542VNB1 - 1966 Recounts Hurricane Betsy’s 3,000-mile trip… Internet Archive Sixty Years Of Fashion 1960 · Documentary · 18 min A 1960 British documentary about women's fashion during the first 60 years of the 20th century. Very, very lighthearted. Produced by Basic Films for the… Internet Archive Lu Ryden celebrity interview montage on KNTV, circa 1968 1968 · TV Montage of very short clips of interviews of actors and entertainers by Lu Ryden, as part of her program on KNTV. The first set of clips was filmed outside of… Internet Archive Nine to Get Ready: Newborn Care (1966) 1965 · Educational · 29 min Nine to Get Ready: Newborn Care (1966) Dr. Margaret Mead, anthropologist of the American Museum of Natural History, presents a pictorial record of the rapid… Internet Archive Romanza ludzika 1963 · Cartoon Internet Archive Friendship Seven 1962 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Documents the historic space flight of John Glenn. Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-2OA 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26971 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-2OA VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, APRIL 1966 - 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION AND 1ST CAVALRY; HOSPITAL… Internet Archive Ozzie & Harriet: The Lockout 1960 · TV · 25 min · Subtitles Aired 10 February 1960 (Season 8, Episode 17). Rick sings "Young Emotions". Internet Archive Ozzie & Harriet: Magic Dishes 1960 · TV · 24 min · Subtitles Internet Archive President and Congress 1961 · Educational Cataloged from data sheet Traces the development of the relationship between the President and Congress, emphasizing the difference in the President's…