The world's archives

1,153–1,200 of 14,122 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 Land of the Lost episodes WIth Commentary 1974 · TV Commentary tracks by various actors and writers from the 1974-76 TV show "Land of the Lost". From the 2005 Complete Series Box Set Release by Rhino Internet Archive 25th Annual Youth Safety Run 1978 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Break and Enter 1971 · Film Made by the Newsreel collective in New York City, this film shows "Operation Move-in," in which Puerto Rican and Dominican families actively reclaimed unused,… Internet Archive The Very Remarkable Yamato Family. 1975 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles Produced by NET Presents contrasts in society and politics in modern Japan: the change in family structure away from a strong matriarchy, school children… Internet Archive Middle Ages - A Wanderer's Guide To Life and Letters 1970 · Educational · 27 min Director Piers Jessop’s 'Middle Ages - A Wanderer's Guide To Life and Letters,' is full of humor (some of it, wonderfully, on the dark side), and is a… Internet Archive Artificial Respiration 1974 · Short · 8 min Emphasizes the need of quick action when breathing has stopped. Outlines the basic principles of positioning the victim for artificial respiration, proper… Internet Archive Hoot Kloot 1973 · Short Hoot Kloot was a series of 17 theatrical cartoon shorts produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises from 1973 to 1974. Sheriff Hoot Kloot is a diminutive,… Internet Archive The Long Search: 3 -- Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha 1977 · Educational · 23 min · Subtitles The Long Search: 3 -- Buddhism: Footprint of the Buddha, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here A look at how Buddhism is practiced in Sri Lanka and India. A religion… Internet Archive Women in Prison, part 1 1974 · Educational Examines the condition of women in prisons. Shows how women are often treated brutally in prison and explores plans which put women offenders under community… Internet Archive The Sky is Gray 1979 · Educational · 46 min Based on the story of the same title by Ernest Gaines, about a young Black farmboy's dawning of awareness about himself and society. Search Educational Film… Internet Archive Birch Canoe Builder 1970 · Educational · 22 min 'Birch Canoe Builder' (1970) 20m, dir. Craig Hinde. Presents a study of the life of 80 year old Bill Hafeman, of Big Fork, MN, a woodsman and craftsman, who… Internet Archive P.J. and the President's Son 1977 · Educational · 48 min · Subtitles Originally shown on the television series ABC afterschool specials Also issued as videorecording Two 15-year-olds in Washington, D.C.--one, an average… Internet Archive Boquitas Pintadas (1974) 1974 · Feature Boquitas pintadas es una película argentina de drama basada en la novela homónima de Manuel Puig , dirigida por Leopoldo Torre Nilsson , con guion de Torre… Internet Archive Almost everyone does 1970 · Educational · 15 min · Subtitles Credits: Producer, director and script, Gene Feldman; music, the Eric Turkel Quartet; photographer, Richard Francis; film editor, Michael Weiner French… Internet Archive What are we doing to our children? 1973 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles Produced by CBS. Commentary by child psychologist Dr. Robert Coles Focuses on a low-income apartment complex in Atlanta, Georgia, which houses 8,000… Internet Archive The Long Search 9 -- Buddhism: The Land of the Disappearing Buddha 1978 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles Also issued as videocassette Producer, Peter Montagnon; narrator, Ronald Eyre Visits Japan to investigate the Japanese experience of Buddhist worship and the… Internet Archive Baobab, Portrait of a Tree 1972 · Educational · 26 min Looks at the baobab trees that grow in the dry bush country of Africa and shows the ecosystem created by them. Title from data sheet Summary Shows a century… Internet Archive Reflections on New Jersey: A Tribute to a State Worth the Knowing 1970 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive FDR and Hitler: their rise to power 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Host and narrator, Eric Sevareid The careers and styles of Franklin D. Roosevelt, aristocrat and democrat, and Adolph Hitler, bourgeois and demagogue, are… Internet Archive Destination America 2 -- on a Clear Day You Could See Boston 1976 · Educational · 54 min · Subtitles Director, Tom Steel Traces the history of Irish immigration to the U.S. from the famines of the 1850's. Documents the rise of Irish Americans from a much… Internet Archive New Spirit for '76, A 1975 · Film · Subtitles On preparations for the United States Bicentennial celebrations in 1976. Internet Archive Harlem renaissance: the black poets 1971 · Educational · 20 min · Subtitles With study guide Presents dramatic vignettes which portray the emergence of black poets, essayists, and novelists. Includes excerpts from Countee Cullen,… Internet Archive A Tattered Web (1971) 1971 · Feature A detective discovers his son-in-law is cheating on his wife. He confronts the other woman and accidentally kills her, then tries to pin the crime on a local… Internet Archive F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'The Last of the Belles' (1974) 1974 · Feature A semi-fictional account of how writer F. Scott Fitzgerald met his wife while he was in the army and stationed in Alabama in 1919. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive QUARK "May The Source Be With You" (1977) 1977 · TV · Subtitles Quark (Richard Benjamin) captains a garbage scow in outer space. Internet Archive Andrea (1973) 1973 · Feature Andrea es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Carlos Rinaldi según el guion de Ulyses Petit de Murat que se estrenó el 4 de octubre… Internet Archive Adventures in perception. 1973 · Educational · 21 min An introduction to the graphic works of the Dutch artist Maurits Escher, noted for his visual experiments with evolving forms, interlocking images, and… Internet Archive Space Academy E8 "The Phantom Planet" (1977) 1977 · TV Space Academy E8 "The Phantom Planet" Watch and Download all episodes free! https://mega.nz/folder/a7oQjSSR#qnB5AW7hmdNnyThpy29q2Q Internet Archive De Cara Al Cielo (1979) 1979 · Feature De cara al cielo es una película Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Enrique Dawi sobre su propio guion siguiendo el argumento de Mario Reynoso… Internet Archive 1971 FEB 09 England Is A Fag Country; According Archie Bunker 1971 · TV Remarks : clip excerpts from Archie Bunker (TV Series All in the Family) Judging Books by Covers S01E05 Hashtag : #4cminewswire, #England, #Fag,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Unit II: Phrases and Clauses" 1978 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Hipolito Y Evita(1973) 1973 · Feature Hipólito y Evita es una película argentina estrenada el 30 de agosto de 1973 y dirigida por Orestes A. Trucco sobre el guion de Salvador Valverde Calvo .… Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 30)(Almost Full Episode) 1972 · TV Soul Train (Season 1, Episode 30) Featuring: Ike & Tina Turner ("I Want To Take You Higher," "Feel Good" & "Proud Mary") Dance Songs: "Pop That Thing" by The… Internet Archive Shuang xia (1971) 1971 · Feature The plot involves patriots during the Sung Dynasty and their attempts to rescue a kidnapped prince from Ching troops who have invaded the north of China. The… Internet Archive The Sensory World 1971 · Film This 33-minute film explains the basic operations of the eyes, the ears, the sense of touch, and the proprioception system. The publisher indicates that this… Internet Archive 02 A Blank On The Map ( 1971) 1971 · Feature In his now well-known role of narrator of wildlife expeditions, Attenborough accompanies a government-sponsored trek into the central New Guinea highlands to… Internet Archive THE SECRETS OF ISIS EP2 "Fool's Dare" 1975 · TV A young teacher digs up a medallion that gives her the powers to become goddess Isis. Internet Archive Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 21) 1973 · TV Soul Train (Season 2, Episode 21) Featuring: The Spinners ("I'll Be Around", "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love" & "How Could I Let You Get Away") Sisters Love… Internet Archive The Big Picture: The Twenty-Fourth Infantry Division 1971 · TV · 28 min · Subtitles In this episode the devision with the insignia of the hawaiian taro leaf is portrayed in action as it fights his way across the Pacific and occupies Japan.… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Part 1: A Background" 1978 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive California Highways: Planning for Progress 1970 · Film · Subtitles Great California highway footage. Internet Archive America: 6 -- a Firebell in the Night 1972 · Educational · 53 min · Subtitles America: 6 -- a Firebell in the Night Summary Describes developments from early slave importation to present South.rn shanty towns. Presents Alistair Cooke… Internet Archive Star Trek The Motion Picture - Micro Circuitry 1978 · Film The footage contained on the 16mm reel marked “Rick Sternbach - Micro Circuitry” was produced in 1978 during the production of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE… Internet Archive The Explorers (1975) 1975 · TV Here's a real rarities for you Attenborough's fan, 8 of the 10 episode of The Explorers series from 1975! To quote a redditor who said it better than I could,… Internet Archive Night of The Squid 1970 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Night of The Squid Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Traces the life cycle of the giant squid, and shows some of its antics and bizarre night life. Summary Traces… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Cigarette Smoking: Take It Or Leave It" 1974 · Educational SOUND FILMSTRIP IS AN AT-RISK MEDIA FORMAT. I am the only person on earth preserving American filmstrips. The media format is largely forgotten and very… Internet Archive Let's make a film. 1971 · Educational · 13 min · Subtitles Shows how children between the ages of five and eighteen, working at the Yellow Ball Workshop, make animated films using hinged cut-outs, clay, toys, painted… Internet Archive The Little Prince 1979 · Educational · 28 min Title from data sheet Based on the book of the same title, by Antoine de Saint Exupéry Director and producer, Will Vinton Shows a child whose…