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3,745–3,792 of 13,625 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 Relativistic Time Dilation 1976 · Educational Uses animation to convey Einstein's concept of time dilation Internet Archive The Best of Both Worlds 1970 · Short · 18 min A 1970 British recruitment film for the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS), popularly known as Wrens. Produced by Lion Pacesetter Productions for the Central… Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Bermuda 1977 1977 · Home movie The Barstow family's vacation to Bermuda in 1977. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Internet Archive HURRICANE FREDERIC...PICKING UP THE PIECES 1979 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 6323 / Local Identifier 26.369 - HURRICANE FREDERIC...PICKING UP THE PIECES - Department of… Internet Archive Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Vietnam 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34267 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56669 Cong Hoa Hospital, Burn Ward, Saigon, Vietnam Department of… Internet Archive Future Cop/Three's Company promo 1977 · Commercial Promo for the "Future Cop" episode "Girl on a Ledge" and the "Three's Company" episode "No Children, No Dogs," which aired on April 7, 1977. The "Three's… Internet Archive Sex Pistols Longhorn Ballroom nosebleed incident video clip(1978) 1978 · Feature On January 10, 1978, the Sex Pistols were headlined to perform at the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. During the show, the band agitated the crowd and the… Internet Archive ADVANCED NEWSPAPER TECHNOLOGY 1979 · Educational [we are aware description does not match video. the metadata police have been dispatched to resolve this situation. an update will be forthcoming.] National… Internet Archive Algerian Economy 1972 · Educational National Archives - Algerian Economy - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This Echo Newsreel film documents… Internet Archive Adventures with African Wildlife 1978 · Home movie · 54 min In the summer of 1978, Robbins Barstow and his wife Meg, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA, took a four-week East African Safari Tour to Tanzania and Kenya,… Internet Archive Gaiking - Episode 11 (M&M Productions Dub) 1978 · Cartoon Unlike Mazinger Z, where a bunch of episodes of the M&M dub are known to exist, only one episode of their dub of Daikyuu Maryuu Gaiking, episode 11 to be… Internet Archive Degas in New Orleans 1977 · Educational Focuses on French artist Edgar Degas and his visit to New Orleans in 1872 Internet Archive [1979] Kirin_キリン名曲ロマン劇場_TV 1979 · Cartoon https://nyaa.si/view/1123191 Sasurai no Shoujo Nell Nell the Wandering Girl Kirin Meikyoku Roman Gekijou Internet Archive Man on the Move 1973 · Educational National Archives - Man on the Move - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel film focuses on the… Internet Archive Assessing a Young Child 1974 · Educational Provides a wealth of practical information on the latest means of determining how best to meet the educational needs of mentally handicapped children. It… Internet Archive Konrad Lorenz: An Intimate Portrait of the Founder of the Science of Animal Behavior 1978 · Educational Presents Lorenz and several of his students who demonstrate his work with wild geese Internet Archive William Shatner Rocket Man 1978 · Film · Subtitles Captured from a PAL Umatic videotape with 10 minutes of the 1978 Science Fiction Film Awards at the end of an otherwise unrelated recording. Internet Archive Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Skit 2 1976 · TV Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Skit 2 Internet Archive B-Cells and Antibodies 1977 · Educational Shows that the biology of B-cells is mostly the biology of antibodies, because the primary function of B-lymphocytes is to make antibodies. Explains that… Internet Archive Work of the Wind and Running Water 1970 · Educational Consultant, Sam Namowitz Explains and illustrates the processes involved in the geologic work of wind and running water and their effects on landforms Internet Archive USO - 30 YEARS OF SERVICE 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 30293 USO - 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TAKES A LOOK AT THE USO TODAY, FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO BOSTON, SOUTHEAST ASIA TO ITALY, FEATURING BOB… Internet Archive The Global Energy Game 1978 · Educational Shows six countries playing a simulated game of buying and selling energy, goods, and services, and explains the effect on human life Producer, Paul Galen… Internet Archive Temple e Tam Tam 1977 · 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 The Hard Road( 1970) 1970 · Feature A cautionary tale. At 17, Sherman Oaks high schooler Pam Banner has a baby out of wedlock. The baby is adopted, but Pam's too embarrassed to go back to… Internet Archive Heirs of Victory 1975 · Educational National Archives - Heirs of Victory - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film is Soviet footage of its… Internet Archive HIGH FLIGHT 1979 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 48308 HIGH FLIGHT PRESENTATION IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MIRACLE OF FLIGHT, AGAINST BACKGROUND MUSIC BY THE AIR FORCE BAND. SHOWS A F-15… Internet Archive Peru: Literacy for Social Change 1978 · Educational Adult educator Paulo Freire developed literacy programs in northeastern Brazil to combat part of the colonial legacy of illiteracy and promote social change.… Internet Archive TOWARD A BETTER ENVIRONMENT 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 65143 TOWARD A BETTER ENVIRONMENT DOCUMENTS THE EFFORTS OF THE US ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE AGENCY TO CONTROL THE NEW PROBLEMS… Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Haiti and Puerto Rico Vacation 1970 · Home movie The Barstow family's vacation to Haiti and Puerto Rico in February 1970. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Internet Archive The Mind Machines 1978 · Film · Subtitles Examines the possibility that within the next hundred years computers may outpace their creators. 1 videocassette (VHS) (57 min.) : 1/2 in Describes a branch… Internet Archive DOCUMENTARY OF XXIV CORPS 1971 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration DOCUMENTARY OF XXIV CORPS ARC Identifier 33997 / Local Identifier 111-LC-56246 1971 Department of Defense.… Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Hawaii 1971 1971 · Home movie The Barstow family visits Hawaii in 1971. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Internet Archive Central Place Theory 1977 · Educational Internet Archive Disney/Warner Bros. Pictures Entertaimentent's The Little Mermaid (1975) (English dub) (Fanmade) 1975 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 Taken from DVD Disney/Warner Bros. Pictures Entertaimentent's The Little Mermaid (1975) (2000) and streaming Disney Max… Internet Archive FLOOD DISASTER AREAS 1972 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 34700 / Local Identifier 111-LC-57591 FLOOD DISASTER AREAS Silent. Department of Defense.… Internet Archive The Easter Bunny's Comin' To Town promo 1977 · Commercial Original ABC promo for the debut broadcast of the Rankin-Bass stop-motion holiday classic. Internet Archive NATIONAL ANTHEM/HIGH FLIGHT 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38574 NATIONAL ANTHEM/HIGH FLIGHT MOTIVATIONAL MATERIAL DEALING WITH PATRIOTIC VISUALS FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM, AND AERIALS TO… Internet Archive Homecoming 1973 · Educational Homecoming Covers: February 14, 1973–November 12, 1973 Description The agency provided indexes include the following topics: Reel 2: Coverage of various… Internet Archive AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL 1971 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 27908 AIR FORCE GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL EXPLAINS CAPABILITIES OF THE AF GLOBAL WEATHER CENTRAL, OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA, AND ITS… Internet Archive Mao Tse-tung's First Generation Youth 1973 · Educational National Archives - Mao Tse-tung's First Generation Youth - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This newsreel… Internet Archive Takarajima~ Treasure Island(1978)(english subbed) 1978 · Cartoon All of Takarajima from 1978. Internet Archive Drive Carefully, Darling 1975 · Short · 16 min A slightly unusual British road safety film with fantasy elements, directed by John Krish. Produced by Graphic Films for the Central Office of Information.… Internet Archive DESTROYERMEN 1970 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25438 DESTROYERMEN A VISUAL IMPRESSION OF DAY-TO-DAY LIFE ABOARD A NAVY DESTROYER AT SEA. Internet Archive HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - 1946-1953 1976 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 38436 HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE - 1946-1953 AF DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN WW II AND KOREAN WAR, INCLUDING SCENES OF PROMINENT AIRCRAFT AND… Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Colombia 1974 1974 · Home movie The Barstow family's vacation to Colombia. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Internet Archive Blansky's Beauties/Fish/Starsky & Hutch promo 1977 · Commercial Original ABC promo for "Blansky's Beauties" (episode "Nancy Meets Francie"), "Fish" (episode "Fire") and "Starsky & Hutch" (episode "The Set-Up") which aired… Internet Archive Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi - Pinocchio (Greek) 1979 · Cartoon This is a Greek-dubbed version of Pinocchio in which this full-length 44 minute episode is part of the Japanese anime series, "Tales of Magic", produced by… Internet Archive TUFFY, THE SEA TEACHER 1972 · Educational Department of Defense PIN 25781 TUFFY, THE SEA TEACHER A STUDY OF DOLPHINS AND OTHER SEA ANIMALS, SUCH AS THE WHALE AND SEA LION, IN MANS CONTINUING SEARCH…