The world's archives

2,593–2,640 of 13,646 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 FOUR SEASONS OF YELLOWSTONE 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration FOUR SEASONS OF YELLOWSTONE U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 52645 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive GENERAL EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, THE 1975 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27308 GENERAL EFFECTS OF ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, THE DESCRIBES EFFECTS AND PROVIDES ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON VARIOUS… Internet Archive Music Is Melody 1977 · Educational · 28 min Hosted by noted conductor Murry Sidlin, the film explains that melody is the basic idea of a song, those notes which give a song its sound and direction,… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 11 -- The Metropolis 1977 · Educational · 57 min Also issued as videocassette Features economist John Kenneth Galbraith discussing some of the ideas and views that are presented in his book entitled The age… Internet Archive Hockett's Design Features of Communication 1974 · Educational 787 feet Executive producer, Michael Philps; producer, Victor Lockwood; photographer, Roger Twyman; editor, Ron de Mattos; sound, Mervyn R. Broadway;… Internet Archive Safety Demonstration on the Wood Lathe 1970 · Educational CLICK HERE TO SEE THE STUDY GUIDE FOR THIS FILM Close-up photography is used to illustrate basic safety points and operational procedures for the wood lathe.… Internet Archive The Study of Drawings 1979 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Reviews a selection of the finest drawings by Italian artists of the Renaissance in a variety of media,… Internet Archive What About McBride? 1974 · Educational Producer, director, and writer, Tom Lazarus Don Stark, Gary Marsh Presents a discussion by two young boys of the possibility of their mutual friend's… Internet Archive Don't Stop The Music 1974 · Film Old people are people too! Great exercise footage and weird jug band. Discusses the theory that American society stereotypes people over age 65. Focuses on… Internet Archive Sigmund And The Sea Monsters S01 E04 1973 · TV Is There a Doctor in the Cave? : Johnny gets captured when he attempts to find medicine for the sick Sigmund. Meanwhile the Wolfman makes a surprise… Internet Archive Golden Eagle: No Natural Enemy 1972 · Educational · 21 min Depicts the golden eagle in its natural habitat and describes its major characteristics, life-cycle, nesting and feeding habits. Noted for its size, strength… Internet Archive Media Probes: Soundaround 1978 · Cartoon Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school through adult Uses animation, humor, and dramatic and documentary techniques to explore the… Internet Archive Amalio Reyes, Un Hombre (1970) 1970 · Feature Amalio Reyes, un hombre es una película filmada en colores de Argentina dirigida por Enrique Carreras según el guion de Norberto Aroldi según la novela El… Internet Archive El Casamiento De Laucha (1977) 1977 · Feature El casamiento de Laucha es una película de Argentina filmada en Agfacolor dirigida por Enrique Dawi sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Emilio… Internet Archive How to Get a Job 1979 · Educational · 59 min Title from data sheet Host: Bill Moyers Intended audience: Adult Also issued as videorecording Shows the work of the federally-funded Self-Directed… Internet Archive Hasret, Turkish Movie 1974 · Feature Hasret, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/5285/hasret Internet Archive Toolbox Ballet 1970 · Educational Producer, George Pal Animated tools perform an intricately choreographed ballet. For elementary grades Internet Archive Mad Max(1979) BD RIP 1979 · Feature NOW IN WIDESCREEN AND HD AUSSIE AUDIO The previous upload was an outdated VHS rip, so enjoy. Plot: In a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Yellow, Yellow, Yellow" 1975 · 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 Options To Live 1979 · Educational Presents several choices a driver can make which will affect driving behavior. Emphasizes those options which will enhance a driver's chances of survival on… Internet Archive Setting Up for Welding 1971 · Educational Illustrates mig welding techniques. Shows how the spray arc and short arc work, how to set up the equipment and adjust the shielding gas, welding wire,… Internet Archive Concepts in transactional analysis : therapy in a group setting with Morris and Natalie Haimowitz : Bruce 1974 · Educational 823 feet Producer, John M. Whiteley, Joan Z. Cohen Bruce, a client focuses on parent-adult-child ego states, which constitute the structure of personality… Internet Archive Peanuts to the Presidency: The Jimmy Carter Campaign 1977 · Educational DVD; NTSC Videodisc release of the 1977 film "Staring [sic] the unknown peanut farmer with a dozen candidates"--Container Narrator, Joseph Campanella… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 8 -- The Fatal Competition 1977 · Educational · 57 min Also issued as videocassette Features economist John Kenneth Galbraith discussing some of the ideas and views that are presented in his book entitled The age… Internet Archive Hong Kong 1977 · Educational Also issued as videocassette Narrator, Valerie Singleton A tour of the sights of Hong Kong, including Victoria Park, an Oriental amusement park, and the… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Animals That Build Their Homes: Beavers" 1977 · 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 Bronx Baptism 1979 · Educational Directed by DeeDee Halleck Records the batism service of a large, predominantly Puerto Rican, Pentecostal congregation in the South Bronx, New York City.… Internet Archive The Open Classroom 1973 · Educational Filmakers, Dave Bell, Wayne Threm, David Arnold ; executive producer, Jim Thompson Studies the various forms of open education in operation in several public… Internet Archive Putting Wild Bees to Work 1973 · Educational · 27 min Describes the Alkali bee and the Alfalfa leaf-cutter bee in relation to their suitability for alfalfa pollination. Explains methods of using bees as well as… Internet Archive Donahue - Phil Donahue 1970 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/phil-donahue-show-1970-tv-series-1970.html Internet Archive Development of the Child: Cognition 1972 · Educational Director, Glen Howard; authors, Jerome Kagan, Howard Gardner Illustrates the language process of a child in the first four years, including the development… Internet Archive North Carolina - golf state, U.S.A. 1975 · Educational · 14 min Describes North Carolina's numerous public and private golf courses and the many tournaments which are held in the state each year. Internet Archive A Day Without Sunshine. [Reel 2] 1976 · Educational · 32 min Producer and director, Robert Thurber; writers, Robert B. Stulberg, Nancy R. Thurber, Robert Thurber; narrator, James Earl Jones Documents the working… Internet Archive Bags of Life 1978 · Educational · 54 min Shows the worldwide research being done in the field of phospholipid cell membrane exploration and discusses historical highlights pertinent to the subject Internet Archive HANZO, Turkish Movie 1975 · Feature HANZO, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4524/hanzo Internet Archive Burn Emergency 1977 · Educational Discusses thermal electrical and chemical burns and the proper first aid treatment for each Internet Archive Safety as We Play 1970 · Educational Demonstrates safety rules for pedestrians, bicyclists, and ball players. For primary grades Internet Archive Vienna: Stripping the Facade 1979 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Using photographs and archival film footage, portrays Vienna in the early… Internet Archive Achievement Place 1970 · Educational · 28 min Shows the activities in Achievement Place, a home for pre-delinquent boys in which foster parents grant privileges through a reinforcement system based on the… Internet Archive Age of Uncertainty: 9 -- The Big Corporation 1977 · Educational · 57 min Producer, David Kennard ; script, John Kenneth Galbraith ; photography, Phil Meneux, Henry Farrar John Kenneth Galbraith Part 9 of a series which deals with… Internet Archive Romp, The 1971 · Educational · 3 min A wild film made by Simms’ Animated Art class at Hughes Jr. High in Woodland Hills, California, focusing on galloping, flying, and growling animals, and… Internet Archive Hobo At The End Of The Line 1977 · Educational · 22 min Portrays hobo life and reveals it as an element of Americana approaching extinction due to the changes in railroading. The film stars folk singers Utah… Internet Archive 357 Magnum - Mario Almada, Ursula Pratts 1979 · Feature KWHY (channel 22) broadcast Internet Archive Chinese History: 7 -- The Heavenly Khan 1976 · Educational · 22 min Produced by Wan-go Weng Surveys the cultural exchanges occurring between China and foreign countries during the peak of the T'ang dynasty, between 618 and… Internet Archive Energy and Living Things 1972 · Educational Evaluation Information: This material has been reviewed by Specialized Office 3 and judged appropriate for use with the learning disabled, emotionally… Internet Archive They Are Their Own Gifts 1978 · Educational Uses documentary photographs and interviews to present the lives and contributions of poetess Muriel Rukeyser, portrait artist Alice Neel, and choreographer… Internet Archive Coal and the 19th Century 1973 · Educational · 25 min Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Studies the production of gas and chemical by-products from coal in 19th-century Great Britain. Discusses… Internet Archive I.F. Stone's Weekly 1973 · Educational · 1 h 2 min Presents a portrait of Izzy Stone, who created a newspaper to bring the truth to the common man Junior high through adult