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4,465–4,512 of 22,403 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 CAPACITORS 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 39987 CAPACITORS 1964 DEFINES ELECTROSTATIC FIELD AND DIELECTRIC. DESCRIBES AIR, PAPER, OIL, ELECTROLYTIC, AND CERAMIC TYPE… Internet Archive Genocide 1968 · Feature The insects are taking over in this nasty piece of disaster horror directed by Kazui Nihonmatsu. A group of military personnel transporting a hydrogen bomb… Internet Archive " THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVING OUTFIT " 1966 U.S. NAVY SHALLOW WATER DIVING TRAINING FILM 4338 1966 · Film This vintage 1966 US Navy training film was created in order to instruct trainee divers on how to use the newly released lightweight diving outfit. The… Internet Archive Holiday in Italy: Rome, Napels & Vico Equemze 1960 · Film Holiday in Itay: Rome, Napels & Vico Equemze This can be used as public domain film if the following credits will be mentioned: Filmed by Anton Bakels… Internet Archive When in the Country 1963 · Short · 4 min A 1963 British short film about how to behave in the countryside. Produced by Richard Taylor Cartoon Films for the Central Office of Information. Internet Archive Alphaville ( 1965) 1965 · Film A Alphaville, una ciudad futurista situada en otro planeta, llega el periodista Ivan Johnson, siguiendo la pista del profesor Von Braun. Los otros agentes que… Internet Archive CHARACTERISTICS OF CRYSTALS 1964 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 39950 CHARACTERISTICS OF CRYSTALS STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF FREQUENCY STABILITY AND INTRODUCES THE CRYSTAL CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR AS… Internet Archive Daily Life of the Bozo People 1967 · Educational Internet Archive FILARIASIS 1968 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25962 FILARIASIS CHARACTERISTICS OF MICROFILARIA FOUND IN BLOOD OF DISEASED PATIENTS; HOW INFECTIVE PARASITE IS TRANSMITTED BY… Internet Archive The Enemy Agent and You 1964 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 653932 / Local Identifier 263.2424 - The Enemy Agent and You - National Security Council.… Internet Archive What's A Heaven For? 1966 · Educational National Park Service What's A Heaven For? AVA02140VNB1, 1966 Shows a montage art presentation about Booker T Washington's life and its effect on America. Internet Archive PAYOFF IN THE PACIFIC 1960 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30124 PAYOFF IN THE PACIFIC WAR IN THE PACIFIC CONTINUED - COVERS ISLAND-HOPPING VICTORIES OF THE ALLIES TO THE JAPANESE SURRENDER… Internet Archive The Young Infant: Birth to Four Months (Amboseli Reserve) 1966 · Educational At head of title: Baboon development One of a series of films on the baboons of Kenya Shows the relationship between a baby baboon and its mother from birth… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER THREE 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26061 UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER THREE FILM REPORTS ON FEATURES, CAPABILITIES AND USE OF… Internet Archive LASER - MIRACLES WITH LIGHT 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 22326 LASER - MIRACLES WITH LIGHT PROPERTIES AND ACTION OF LASER BEAM, MILITARY APPLICATIONS,USE IN MEDICINE AND SCIENTIFIC… Internet Archive Forest in a museum: Story of the Beaver National Forest 1962 · Educational Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management Staff. (1986) ARC Identifier 13555 / Local… Internet Archive The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (Movie) OUTDATED 1967 · Film i couldnt find this movie on here so i digitized a vhs copy i have, (note: the vhs copy is quite used so the quality of this rip isnt amazing, especially in… Internet Archive (no title) , 1965/02/11 1965 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) wounded from Pleiku attack arrive back in San Francisco, dependents return (2) Job Corps trainees arrive in Maryland, learn carpentry and welding, learn… Internet Archive The Pawnbroker (1964) 1964 · Feature The Pawnbroker , directed by Sidney Lumet, is a powerful drama that explores themes of trauma, isolation, and redemption. The story follows Solomon (Sol)… Internet Archive SPRINGBOARD TO SPACE -- THE ARNOLD CENTER STORY 1965 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26394 SPRINGBOARD TO SPACE -- THE ARNOLD CENTER STORY PORTRAYS STORY OF THE ARNOLD CENTER WHERE MAN SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND AND TO… Internet Archive The first flight of the Fokker F-28 1967 · Short · 10 min Impression of the very first flight of the first prototype F-28 from Fokker Aircraft Internet Archive SHIP'S GEAR AND CARGO HANDLING GEAR 1964 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 29472 SHIP'S GEAR AND CARGO HANDLING GEAR NOMENCLATURE, FUNCTIONS AND CAPABILITIES DESCRIBED. THREE MAIN SHIP'S GEAR CATEGORIES… Internet Archive UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER TWO 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26060 UNITED STATES ARMY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT - PROGRESS REPORT NUMBER TWO PORTRAYS THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF MAINTAINING THE… Internet Archive Task Force Oregon 1967 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive SHIELD OF THE FREE WORLD 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30129 SHIELD OF THE FREE WORLD TRACES HISTORY OF EIGHTH ARMY IN WORLD WAR II, THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION, AND ITS ROLE IN KOREA. Internet Archive ABC Evening News February 5, 1969 1969 · TV ABC Evening News with Frank Reynolds February 5, 1969 Internet Archive FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION, THE 1969 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30243 FOURTH INFANTRY DIVISION, THE TELLS THE STORY OF THE "IVYMEN" IN VIETNAM, FROM THEIR ARRIVAL IN 1966 THROUGH THE CRITICAL… Internet Archive Cycle Logic, Cycle Safety 1967 · Educational Department of the Air Force Cycle Logic, Cycle Safety AVA12926VNB1, TF 5990, 1967 This program demonstrates the safe operation and handling of motorcycles. It… Internet Archive WEAPONS THAT WORK 1967 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25287 WEAPONS THAT WORK STORY OF THE TEST AND EVALUATION OF NAVY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEMS AT THE NAVYS PACIFIC MISSILE COMPLEX. Internet Archive Seas of Liberty 1967 · Educational United States Navy Presented by the Chief of Naval Operations Seas of Liberty AVA20109VNB1 - MN10365b - 1967 You are moving now at a brisk speed on the… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-48A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27005 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-48A VIETNAM - OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER 1966 - 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, AVIATION COMPANY, 1ST AIR CAVALRY… Internet Archive The BBC Avengers VHS Box Set No.01 1965 · Film No no, not those Avengers! These Avengers are completely different. They're a dynamic duo of British spies named Mr. John Steed (payed by Patrick Macnee) and… Internet Archive ARMY'S MUSIC MEN, THE 1961 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30138 ARMY'S MUSIC MEN, THE A VISIT TO THE U.S. ARMY BAND, AT FORT MYER, VIRGINIA - PRESENTATION OF MUSICAL SELECTIONS FROM WORLD… Internet Archive Mexico, 1960/09/19 1960 · Newsreel · Subtitles Mexico celebration of 150 years independence, bells of Dolores Hidalgo rung by president of Mexico for anniversary (2) Los Angeles banquet of theater owners… Internet Archive Collection Filmcollectief - 1451 - Holland: hold back the sea (De Lage Landen) 1961 · Short · 18 min We got this movie anonymous, sent to us in a big box together with 7 other films with a small hand-written note: Maybe you can do something with it, have fun… Internet Archive Navajo Dam, New Mexico 1965 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 37122 / Local Identifier 115.95 - Navajo Dam, New Mexico - Department of the Interior. Bureau of… Internet Archive U.S. ARMY IN BERLIN: TIMETABLE FOR CRISIS 1962 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30139 U.S. ARMY IN BERLIN: TIMETABLE FOR CRISIS ROLE OF U.S. ARMY IN BERLIN FROM VE DAY 1945 TO THE CRITICAL SUMMER OF 1961 DURING… Internet Archive The Love Goddesses 1965 · Feature This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its… Internet Archive MAN AND SAFETY - PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27620 MAN AND SAFETY - PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS DESCRIBES MAN'S PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS AND RELATES THEM TO HUMAN ERROR ACCIDENTS.… Internet Archive A Woman Is A Woman (Godard) 1961 · Film · Subtitles Une femme est une femme (1961) France Internet Archive Famous Generals - MacArthur 1963 · Educational Department of Defense - DIMOC PIN 30151 - Famous Generals - MacArthur - CAREER OF GENERAL MACARTHUR, WITH FOCUS ON WORLD WAR II ACTION IN THE PACIFIC,… Internet Archive STAFF FILM REPORT 66-7A 1966 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27011 STAFF FILM REPORT 66-7A VIETNAM - COMBAT AND OTHER ACTIVITY, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 1966 - 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, ARMY AVIATION… Internet Archive Looking At Britain - Industrial Town 1962 · Documentary · 10 min A 1962 short documentary about Huddersfield in West Yorkshire. This short was mostly intended for international distribution. Produced by Impact Productions… Internet Archive Best Animated Movies For Kid Astro Boy Birth Of Astro Boy 1963 1963 · Cartoon Astro Boy ( 鉄腕アトム Tetsuwan Atomu ? , literalmente, "Poderoso Atom") é um mangá de Osamu Tezuka produzido de abril de 1952 a março de 1968 , ganhando diversas… Internet Archive Selected scenes of past and present sport personalities - Part 3 1960 · Educational Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations. U.S. Army Audiovisual Center. (ca. 1974 - 05/15/1984) ARC… Internet Archive Captain Nice (1967) 1967 · Film Years before gaining fame as a talking car and a curmudgeonly schoolteacher, William Daniels ( Knight Rider , Boy Meets World ) played Carter Nash, a chemist… Internet Archive SCIENCE FOR SURVIVAL 1963 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 24888 SCIENCE FOR SURVIVAL CONTENT, AIMS, IMPORTANCE AND PROGRESS OF THE NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM, SUPPORTING RESEARCH,… Internet Archive FACE OF A NATION 1967 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25127 FACE OF A NATION THIS IS THE STORY OF THE ATTACK AIRCRAFT CARRIER, AND THE MEN WHO MUST MAN AND MAINTAIN THE AIRCRAFT.