The world's archives

1,345–1,392 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 The Great Depression and foreign affairs. 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Writer, Anthony Potter; producers, Charles Musser, Anthony Potter; editor, Charles Musser; host narrator, Eric Sevareid A documentary presentation on America… Internet Archive In Search of... S02E23 The Coming Ice Age 1978 · TV Climate Change Hoax An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching. Episode aired… Internet Archive Sure, Mac, Sure... PSA 1970 · Educational · 1 min A humorous spot dispelling the myth that alcohol's effects can be reduced by eating food. To license this film and get a higher quality version for… Internet Archive Far Out Space Nuts "Vanishing Aliens Mystery" 1975 · TV Far Out Space Nuts "Vanishing Aliens Mystery" Download all episodes for free! https://mega.nz/#F!Oy5lCaxB!Ff64TDGoYUxunRSaviaM0g Internet Archive Stalking the Wild Cranberry: the Making of a TV Commercial 1972 · Commercial This wonderful film traces the steps taken in creating and shooting a television commercial for Post Grape Nuts. This film was produced by George Gage… Internet Archive Don't Touch 1970 · Short · 7 min We learn about the blasting caps and their danger to kids. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes, contact A/V… Internet Archive Geronimo Jones 1970 · Educational · 21 min A young Apache boy is torn between the traditions of his heritage and the challenging life led by his cousin, who left the reservation to become an… Internet Archive Home Movie: 98209: Railroad 1971 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive The Silent Witness: An Investigation into the Holy Shroud 1978 · Educational Producer and director, David W. Rolfe An off-beat detective story that attempts to unravel the mystery that has surrounded the Shroud of Turin since its… Internet Archive But What If the Dream Comes True? 1971 · Educational · 52 min Produced by CBS Recounts four months in the lives of the upper-middle-class Sam Greenawalt family of Birmingham, a community near Detroit, that reveal… Internet Archive Mas Alla Del Sol (1975) 1975 · Feature Más allá del sol es un largometraje argentino estrenado el 26 de junio de 1975. De carácter biográfico, narra la vida del pionero de la aviación en Argentina… Internet Archive Rocking-Horse Winner, The 1976 · Educational Presents an adaptation of the novel of the same title by D.H. Lawrence, about a young, sensitive English boy whose rocking horse empowers him to predict… Internet Archive [Untitled: Anywhere But Here] 1970 · Film · Subtitles Teenagers c. 1970s wanting to leave home and boredom` Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Unit III: Sentences" 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 The Media center in action. 1972 · Educational · 14 min · Subtitles With study guide Shows how modern media centers work with schools to help teachers make the best use of media Summary Shows how today's modern media center is… Internet Archive The Warren years: The great decisions. 1970 · Educational · 23 min · Subtitles Producer, Jim Karayn; director, Max Shindler; editor, Howard Milken Examines the major Supreme Court rulings in the areas of school desegregation and civil… Internet Archive Birth: A Labor of Love 1977 · Educational Title on container: Labor of love : childbirth without violence Rating: Recommended Review date: June 1980 Reviewer: Association of American Medical… Internet Archive Group Dynamics: Groupthink 1973 · Educational Producer, director, and writer, Steven Katten The film analyzes, discusses, and illustrates the eight specific traits of group behavior isolated by Dr.… Internet Archive King of Kensington S01E0 Half Way Home 480p 1975 · TV King of Kensington season 1 episode 7: Gladys goes into shock when she discovers that Larry's surprise dinner guest is an attempted murderer who is opening a… Internet Archive Meng jiao di she long nu (1973) 1973 · Feature Chang Chen-Wai, a martial arts expert who runs a jade-importing business, follows his missing brother to Thailand and learns he has been murdered. Chang vows… Internet Archive Mole as a Painter 1974 · Educational · 10 min The twelfth episode of the famous children cartoons about little Mole. In this one Mole finds a set of colors, paints the fur and feathers of all animals and… Internet Archive The Recognition of Russia: a climate of mutual mistrust 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles From the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 until the Roosevelt Administration attempted to officially recognise the USSR in the first detente in 1933, American… Internet Archive Communicating with the public. 1970 · Educational · 12 min · Subtitles Secretaries, clerks, and switchboard operators are interviewed about important things to remember when dealing with the public. The three sections of the film… Internet Archive Between the wars. 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Narrated by Eric Sevareid Opposed by isolationists in Congress, President Woodrow Wilson took his case for the establishment of the League of Nations to the… Internet Archive An Essay On War 1971 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM "Some historians think that war is nothing more than an inexorable cycle in human society, or others think… Internet Archive ADAK, Turkish Movie 1979 · Feature Adak (The Sacrifice) Details: https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4681/adak Internet Archive Who's Out There? 1975 · Short · 28 min "This film explores the current view of extraterrestrial life emerging from the results of probes to the planets and interstellar discoveries and findings… Internet Archive Spheres 1971 · Cartoon Produced by the National Film Board of Canada Presents a visual interpretation of Bach's music by cavorting spheres that multiply and divide, grow larger and… Internet Archive Crimen En Hotel Alojamiento (1974) 1974 · Feature Crimen en hotel alojamiento es una película cómica argentina estrenada el 14 de marzo de 1974 dirigida por Leo Fleider sobre guion de Diego Santillán y… Internet Archive Radio, racism and foreign policy 1978 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Series producer, Anthony Potter Eric Sevareid Summary Describes how the United States tried to isolate herself after being disillusioned by the horrors of the… Internet Archive A Soviet family 1970 · Educational · 24 min · Subtitles Film advisor, Dr. Wesley A. Fisher Depicts the family life of Ivan, a construction worker; his wife, Antonia, a nursery teacher and their sons, Yura and Kolia… Internet Archive The Very Remarkable Yamato Family, Part 1 1975 · Educational · 28 min · Subtitles Produced by NET Examines many institutions of Japanese life, including the work ethic, group identification, traditional ceremony, the structure of the home,… Internet Archive Qi sha jie (1973) 1973 · Feature Qi sha jie is a 1973 movie directed by Chiang Shen. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/qi-sha-jie-1973/ Internet Archive The Devil and Daniel Mouse 1978 · Cartoon An animated fable that demonstrates the importance of being true to yourself and to your friends. A performer, Jan Mouse, deserts her partner, Daniel Mouse,… Internet Archive Ren gui she hu da jue dou (1978) 1978 · Feature Carter Wong stars in this Hong Kong classic as a powerful martial artist who must protect an old man and his daughter from a snake god who possesses deadly… Internet Archive Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus 1971 · Talk Instructor: Herbert Gross This course is a study of the calculus of functions of several variables (vector arithmetic and vector calculus). View the complete… Internet Archive Wollongong the Brave - Aunty Jack in Bloody Concert 1975 · TV · 36 min A slightly unusual Australian TV special which aired on public broadcaster ABC, with three characters from The Aunty Jack Show giving a concert and also… Internet Archive Turning a Sphere Inside Out 1976 · Educational · 22 min Title from data sheet Commentary, Nelson Max, Stephen Smale, Charles Pugh, Judith Bregman Produced as part of the Topology films project Intended audience:… Internet Archive Redevelopment and ILWU 1974 · Film excerpted from a one-hour documentary called "Redevelopment: A Marxist Analysis", this clip shows the frustration of the retired longshoremen in the Yerba… Internet Archive Un uomo da rispettare (1972) 1972 · Feature A master thief, just out of prison, concocts a risky final score that would net him over a million dollars. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive FAR OUT SPACE NUTS "Flight of the Pippets" 1975 · TV Two astronauts find adventures on other planets. Download all episodes for free! https://mega.nz/#F!Oy5lCaxB!Ff64TDGoYUxunRSaviaM0g Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Kafka" 1972 · 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 La Isla (1979) 1979 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive Destination America: 1--Old World, New World 1976 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Destination America: 1-- Old World - New World Reel 2 Reel 1 available here An introductory overview to a history of European immigration alternates formal… Internet Archive Jason Of Star Command Intro (1978) 1978 · TV Jason Of Star Command Intro (1978) Watch and Download Episodes! https://mega.nz/#F!jWQAVCDS!vniB55QTq_sgf-_rH7zX5w Internet Archive Mole and the Rocket 1973 · Educational · 9 min Tells a story about a little mole who is carried by a rocket to a deserted island in the middle of the ocean. Shows how the sea animals help repair the ruined… Internet Archive Escape Into Night (1972) [Complete Series] 1972 · TV Escape Into Night is a 1972 British children's fantasy television miniseries created by Catherine Storr and based on Storr's 1958 novel Marianne Dreams (which… Internet Archive La Valija (1971) 1971 · Feature La valija es una película argentina , dirigida por Enrique Carreras sobre un guion de Julio Mauricio según su propia obra de teatro homónima, protagonizada…