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4,177–4,224 of 22,396 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 A TRAVELER MEETS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43449, LI 237.22 - A TRAVELER MEETS AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Federal Aviation… Internet Archive Vicious Cycles 1967 · Cartoon A student-produced film which spoofs commercial motorcycle movies Internet Archive Sierra Leone Greets The Queen 1962 · Documentary · 21 min A 1962 British documentary about Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Sierra Leone. Lighthearted. Produced by British Pathe News for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Hollywood and the Stars 1964 · Educational National Archives - Hollywood and the Stars - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film explores the… Internet Archive Record: "Flight F-I-N-A-L" 1965 · Film SEEKING SOUND FILMSTRIPS FOR PRESERVATION. Sound filmstrip was a 35mm film-based still image educational media format used in schools and industry. I am the… Internet Archive Random Events (1961) 1961 · Educational · 30 min Random Events (1961) A factual report on the widespread, habitual use of marijuana among today's teenagers. Presents a simplified chemical breakdown of the… Internet Archive [Leopard-Raws] Tetsuwan Atom (1963) 1963 · Cartoon Versión RAW sin subtítulos Mientras se avecinan problemas en todo el universo, el pequeño pero poderoso robot Astro Boy vivirá aventuras con la ayuda de su… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY EUROPE 1969 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30240 UNITED STATES ARMY EUROPE DESCRIBES THE ROLE OF US ARMY EUROPE AS A DETERRENT FORCE IN WESTERN EUROPE, COVERING BOTH THE… Internet Archive At the Winter Sea Ice Camp: Part 4 1967 · Educational · 35 min Portrays the indoor winter activities of the Netsilik: children playing, adults making household utensils, playing games, engaging in songs and drum… Internet Archive Diary of a Student Revolution 1969 · Educational · 59 min Internet Archive The Dream That Wouldn't Down 1965 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration The Dream That Wouldn't Down National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (10/01/1958 - ) ARC Identifier 45003… Internet Archive Photographs and Circles of Summer 1968 · Educational Photographs: Summer and ducking season activities at a summer cottage in New England during the 1890's. Filmed from pictures in a commemorative album,… Internet Archive Imitation 1966 · Educational · 33 min Demonstrates the scales for psychological development of gestural and vocal imitation with infants ranging in age from ten weeks to two years. J.McV. Hunt Internet Archive Japanese Summer Double Suicide 1967 · Feature A sex-obsessed young woman, a suicidal man she meets on the street, a gun-crazy wannabe gangster—these are just three of the irrational, oddball anarchists… Internet Archive Thailand's Role in the Vietnam War 1967 · Educational National Archives - Thailand's Role in the Vietnam War - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film covers… Internet Archive Military Policeman 1961 · Short · 7 min A fun British film from 1961 created to encourage teenage boys to become military policemen. A Film Workshop production for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Design For Today 1965 · Documentary · 14 min A 1965 British documentary featuring mid-century design. Produced for the Associated British-Pathé for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Band Of Outsiders (1964) | Full Movie 1964 · Film · Subtitles Full movie - English subtitles included, check the directory if it does not automatically display them. A triangle: Franz, Arthur, and Odile. Franz, a young… Internet Archive Annual Festival of the Dead 1967 · Educational Producer, Julien Bryan The Dogon people of Africa celebrate their annual festival of the dead Internet Archive Basic Shots (1967) 1969 · Educational · 18 min Deals with the full range of human figure shots from the long shot to the extreme close - up. Considers the framing of shots when two people are involved and… Internet Archive Evening Activity (Amboseli Reserve) 1966 · Educational This film presents footage of the baboons on the Amboseli Reserve in Kenya. It is not narrated, but simply shows the baboons in their natural habitat. Film… Internet Archive Four in the Cosmos 1969 · Educational National Archives - Four in the Cosmos - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is in Russian and… Internet Archive TRIED BY FIRE - PART II 1965 · Educational Department of Defense TRIED BY FIRE - PART II PIN 30184 1965 FIGHTING BY 84TH INFANTRY DIVISION IN BATTLE OF THE BULGE, CROSSING OF THE ROER AND RHINE, AND… Internet Archive FAMOUS GENERALS - STILWELL 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30158 FAMOUS GENERALS - STILWELL 1963 MILITARY CAREER OF VINEGAR JOE STILWELL IN THE FAR EAST DURING WORLD WAR II. MILITARY CAREER… Internet Archive Reading Improvement: Vocabulary Skills 1961 · Educational Improving our vocabulary is essential for greater speed and comprehension in reading. Shows how this can be done This film isn't in the public domain. The… Internet Archive Flutter Film 4-177: Arrow Transonic Flutter Test 1966 · Educational Aircraft tested for flutter speed in relation to mach numbers at MIT, using balsa-wood models Internet Archive Nilgün, Turkish Movie 1968 · Feature Nilgün, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/210/nilgun Internet Archive Turbulent Haiti 1963 · Educational National Archives - Turbulent Haiti - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows newsreels of the… Internet Archive FAMOUS GENERALS - EISENHOWER 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30152 FAMOUS GENERALS - EISENHOWER 1963 GENERAL EISENHOWER'S CAREER WITH THE MILITARY IS TRACED FROM WEST POINT TO WORLD WAR II -… Internet Archive MAN AND SPACE 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26379 MAN AND SPACE REVIEWS AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND'S BIOASTRONAUTICS LIFE SCIENCES PROGRAM. SHOWS HOW PROFESSIONAL STAFFS CONDUCT… Internet Archive A.C. Gilbert - "Science Means Business" 1963 · Commercial Not so much a commercial as an infomercial. This 10 minute 1963 promotional reel for the A.C. Gilbert company highlights childrens' microscopes, telescopes,… Internet Archive Radio Free Europe 1960 · Educational National Archives - Radio Free Europe - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film chronicles a meeting,… Internet Archive Dave's Other Office (Ozzie & Harriet) 1966 · TV · 26 min · Subtitles Aired 12 March 1966 (Season 14, Episode 24). Internet Archive BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN WAS MOVED 1969 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration BEFORE THE MOUNTAIN WAS MOVED U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 53856 / Local… Internet Archive Man and Space 1961 · Educational National Archives - Man and Space - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This U.S. Air Force film discusses… Internet Archive JOHN GLENN STORY 1963 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration JOHN GLENN STORY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 51908 / Local Identifier 306.5694.… Internet Archive Witchfinder General 1968 · Feature England is torn in civil strife as the Royalists battle the Parliamentary Party for control. This conflict distracts people from rational thought and allows… Internet Archive Road to the Wall 1962 · Educational Directorate of Armed Forces Information and Education Road to the Wall AVA07848VNB1, 1962 The Road to the Wall is a 1962 short documentary film produced by… Internet Archive D-DAY ANNIVERSARY 1969 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30241 D-DAY ANNIVERSARY REPLAYS THE DRAMA AND BATTLE ACTION OF THE PERIOD OF THE LANDING AT NORMANDY AND THE FIERCE COMBAT TO… Internet Archive Threes, Menage A Trois 1968 1968 · Feature Yet another film set during the sexual revolution where people try to find happiness through multiple partners. Oddly the only threesome in the movie is when… Internet Archive STRENGTH OF SAC, THE 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26474 STRENGTH OF SAC, THE DEPICTS CONSTANT READINESS OF STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND'S PEOPLE, BOMBERS AND MISSILES TO DEFEND THE COUNTRY.… Internet Archive Unrest in Iran 1963 · Educational National Archives - Unrest in Iran - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - - DVD Copied by IASL Scanner Thomas… Internet Archive Short Film Winners： 1962 Oscars 1962 · TV Oscars Internet Archive KNOW YOUR CLOUDS 1967 · Educational Department of Defense - Description: DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEN BASIC TYPES OF CLOUDS, THEIR PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS, THEIR RELATIVE POSITIONS AND AVERAGE… Internet Archive Magnetohydrodynamics 1965 · Educational Describes and illustrates interactions between electromagnetic and velocity fields which are central to magnetohydrodynamics; discusses changes in pressure… Internet Archive HISTORY OF AVIATION - PART 1 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30131 HISTORY OF AVIATION - PART 1 HISTORY OF AVIATION FROM EARLY PIONEER EFFORTS TO THE PRE-BILLY MITCHELL ERA. Internet Archive President John Kennedy's Press Conference on South Vietnam 1963 · Educational National Archives - President John Kennedy's Press Conference on South Vietnam - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 -… Internet Archive Look... Signal... Manoeuvre... 1965 · Short · 8 min A 1965 British road safety film intended for young motorcycle riders. Lighthearted, and nicely filmed. Produced by Associated British Pathe for the Central…