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3,553–3,600 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 Communications: The Printed Word 1973 · Educational With teacher's guide Traces the history of printing from the beginning of papermaking in Egypt and examines the major advancements in the art of printing Internet Archive That's Business: Cash-Flow Forecasting 1978 · Educational Revised version of the motion picture issued in 1977 under title: Forecasting profit & the cash flow Title from data sheet Also issued as videocassette… Internet Archive Don Chuck Monogatari 1975 · Cartoon Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,… Internet Archive AIRLIFT ... WORKING FOR HUMANITY 1979 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38355 AIRLIFT ... WORKING FOR HUMANITY REVIEW OF HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS BY MAC TO SHOW OPERATIONAL INVOLVEMENT WITHIN COMMUNITIES… Internet Archive 101ST ABN DIVISION RETURNS TO A SHAU VALLEY 1970 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration 101ST ABN DIVISION RETURNS TO A SHAU VALLEY ARC Identifier 34215 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56583 1970 Department… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Quickwick's Special Tour" 1973 · 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 Natural Selection: Evolution at Work 1978 · Educational With teacher's guide Shows how animals and plants adapt to their environment in order to survive and how these benefits can be both harmful and useful to… Internet Archive That's Business: Financing Growth 1978 · Educational Illustrates the relationship of growth in sales to profit and cash flow, and emphasizes that growth consumes cash. Includes an effective method for… Internet Archive My Sister In Law, La Pretora 1976 · Feature A magistrate is torn between her job and marrying her childhood friend, all while her rivals hire her prostitute twin sister to impersonate her and tarnish… Internet Archive Humanity of Teaching 1973 · Educational James Heindon, Marc Robert, Herbert Kohl, Jonathan Kosol, Lee Salk, several principals, teachers and others share their views on the importance of positive… Internet Archive HIGH FLIGHT 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 26749 HIGH FLIGHT PROGRAM IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT, WITH A READING OF AN INSPIRATIONAL POEM BY JOHN MAGEE, AGAINST… Internet Archive Soldier With Great Maneuvers , The, La Soldatessa Alle Grandi Manovre 1978 1978 · Feature Army Doctor Eva Marini wants to join a regiment to secure equal rights for women. So her commanding officer sends her off to a boot camp led by Renzo… Internet Archive Ways of Assessing Reading Progress 1974 · Educational Reading experts examine ways of measuring reading skills development through various methods such as standardized tests Internet Archive Where to Begin with Nonverbal Children 1974 · Educational Shows a technique for making a general evaluation of the functional behavior of non-verbal children. Presents 5 categories which can be used to measure the… Internet Archive Games Girls Play, The Bunny Caper 1974 Christina Hart, Eunice Black, Harry Towb, Bobby Sparrow, Jill Damas, Oliver Gilbert, Ric Young, Sarah Brackett, Erin Geraghty + Jack Arnold 1974 · Feature Back in the 80's there were lots of "save something with tits" movies. Someone would inherit a bar, restaurant, car wash or drive in and the only way to keep… Internet Archive Using Large Apparatus in Movement Education 1976 · Educational The use of large apparatus in movement education can increase children's physical and creative abilities and their confidence, as well as provide them with… Internet Archive The Long Search: 7 -- Judaism: The Chosen People 1978 · Educational · 23 min Internet Archive The Evaluation by the School Psychologist 1977 · Educational Carol Patterson ; J. Michael, Merry and Russell Walker The process of evaluation of a student by a school psychologist is thoroughly explained. The… Internet Archive Acapulco Gold(1976) 1976 · Feature In this rollicking adventure set on the high seas, an innocent insurance agent working on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai, is framed as a drug… Internet Archive City of the big shoulders 1976 · Educational · 54 min The essence of the Polish immigration experience is captured in interviews with stockyard and steel mill workers in Chicago, a city of 800,000 Poles, more… Internet Archive BCTV News Hour Access - Spatsizi Wilderness Park: Preserve for Hunters 1976 1976 · TV Description - An investigative news piece segment for BCTV News Hour weekend series, Community Access with Margit Nance, broadcast during the weekend news… Internet Archive Carpet Bombing of Hanoi 1972 · Educational National Archives - Carpet Bombing of Hanoi - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows defensive… Internet Archive HOME FROM THE SEA 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25432 HOME FROM THE SEA THE USS JOHN F KENNEDY DOCKS AT NORFOLK AFTER A CRUISE AT SEA. Internet Archive Family Vice, The, Il Vizio Di Famiglia 1975 1975 · Feature Dying industrialist's family competes for inheritance through deceit. Ex-convict butler hired by half-sister undermines wife, pretends homosexuality. Women… Internet Archive Behavioral Counseling: An Introduction, 1 -- Identifying the Problem 1974 · Educational Demonstrates how a behavioral counselor translates a problem into behavioral terms and helps the client express feelings Internet Archive Behavioral Counseling: An Introduction, 2 -- Formulating the Counseling Goal 1974 · Educational Demonstrates how a behavioral counselor helps a client consider a variety of counseling goals before selecting a specific goal to be attained Internet Archive Oil Rich Libya 1972 · Educational National Archives - Oil Rich Libya - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film contains footage of… Internet Archive The Undifferentiated Lump 1972 · Educational · 10 min Illustrates the application of behavioral shaping techniques and demonstrates the art of differential reinforcement by showing how a professor molds the… Internet Archive Almorzando con Mirtha - A solas con Sandro (1976) [1080p] 1976 · TV Almorzando con Mirtha Legrand - A solas con Sandro (1976) [1080p] Emitido el 12 de agosto de 1976. Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Lion Territory" 1973 · 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 Too Close for Comfort 1971 · Educational · 14 min A 1971 British short comedy/educational film about how to drive safely. It stars Reg Varney, who at the time was starring in the popular sitcom On the Buses… Internet Archive See the Light with 7-Up! 1975 · Commercial Ah, those gaudy, oversexed '70s... and this pair of commercials for The Uncola certainly epitomizes all of the garishness of the decade. These 1975 ads were… Internet Archive Fitchburg Sentinel Demolition 1978 Roll 2 1978 · Short Leominster Access Television Center For Media Archival Preservation digital restoration of roll 2. of 16mm film footage shot of the Demolition of the… Internet Archive Echo News Reel Number 88 1971 · Newsreel National Archives - Echo News Reel Number 88 - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film describes the… Internet Archive House (1977) 1977 · Film · Subtitles Hausu Internet Archive BORDER WATCHERS, THE 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30267 BORDER WATCHERS, THE THE STORY OF THE 2ND AND 14TH ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENTS WHO STAND GUARD ON THE DELICATE BORDERLINE… Internet Archive Evaluating the Performance of Law Enforcement Personnel 1974 · Educational Also issued as videotape Producer, director, and writer, Arthur R. Bauer Terry Griffin, Al Ruscio, Dick Russell, Bill Kuhlke Discusses effective methods of… Internet Archive Grist Miller 1975 · Educational Shows how corn is ground into flour in a mill built in 1844, in Stillwater, New Jersey. Internet Archive Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) BD RIP 1976 · Feature A man accidentally learns that he has a mystical connection with sharks, and is given a strange medallion by a shaman. Becoming more and more alienated from… Internet Archive Oklahoma Oasis 1974 · Educational National Park Service Oklahoma Oasis AVA02633VNB1, 1974 In a dramatic portrayal, Chief Dan George comments on the natural beauty and the colorful history… Internet Archive Magic Flute 1977 · Educational Executive producer, Derek Lamb; author Gayle Thomas; music, Keith Tedman Internet Archive The Six Million Dollar Man - "Danny's Inferno" promo 1977 · Commercial An ABC promo for the "Six Million Dollar Man" episode "Danny's Inferno," which was originally broadcast on January 23, 1977. Narration by Ernie Anderson. Internet Archive 094. Guspires de pedra i foc 1975 · Short Document d'art sobre l'obra escultòrica de l'artista Emili Colom, que es troba en diferents llocs: a la Basílica de la Mercè, als Caputxins de Sarrià, a la… Internet Archive FEW GOOD MEN, A 1973 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 23521 FEW GOOD MEN, A BOOT CAMP TRAINING FOR MARINE CORPS RECRUITS. Internet Archive 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30251 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE "ALL AMERICAN" 82ND AIRBORNE, THE FIRST ARMY AIRBORNE DIVISION, IN WORLD WAR… Internet Archive Assessment of Lingual Tactile Sensation and Perception 1970 · Educational · 12 min Visually stunning. Demonstrates test procedures to assess tactile sensory skills related to speaking, chewing, and swallowing. Tests include tactile… Internet Archive AMERICAL DIVISION - SNIPER SCHOOL (23D INFANTRY DIVISION) 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34481 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57073 AMERICAL DIVISION - SNIPER SCHOOL (23D INFANTRY DIVISION)… Internet Archive FLOOD DISASTER AREAS 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34696 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57587 FLOOD DISASTER AREAS Silent. Department of Defense.…