The world's archives

913–960 of 25,684 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 La Conquista Del Paraiso (1981) 1981 · Feature La conquista del paraíso es una película argentina dramática de 1981 escrita y dirigida por Eliseo Subiela y protagonizada por Arturo Puig , Kátia D'Angelo ,… Internet Archive Fish Is Fish 1986 · Cartoon Title from data sheet Adapted from: Fish is fish / by Leo Lionni Ages 4-6 Presents an animated story about a little fish, who, when his friend the tadpole… Internet Archive Wild Goose Jack 1982 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles Wild Goose Jack, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here A profile of Jack Miner, once a guide and avid hunter, who became the world's best known conservationist. Internet Archive Crisis at General Hospital 1984 · TV This documentary investigates the progressively higher costs of medical care and the moral and economic dilemma facing public health officials as a growing… Internet Archive Miss Mary (1986) 1986 · Feature Miss Mary es una película argentina de 1986, dirigida por María Luisa Bemberg y protagonizada por Julie Christie , Nacha Guevara , Luisina Brando , Eduardo… Internet Archive Laverne & Shirley - The Rock and Roll Show (Season 8 Episode 14) 1983 · TV Laverne talks her wacky friend Chuck into forming his own band after he plays Beethoven on his harmonica. Laverne is also on a special diet for her ulcer and… Internet Archive The Flapper Story 1985 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Karla Clement, Marilyn Waterman ; editor, Lauren Lazin Schools, libraries, women's organizations, and general… Internet Archive Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence 1984 · Educational · 29 min · Subtitles Alcoholism: Life Under the Influence Reel 2 Reel 1 available here An interdisciplinary report on alcoholism, focusing on a scientific understanding of the… Internet Archive Knight Rider S01 E20 Knight Moves 1983 · TV A shipment of highly sensitive Micro-Tech electronic components is stolen near Albuquerque, New Mexico. When Michael goes to investigate, he finds himself… Internet Archive Computers & the Media 1985 · TV · Subtitles From newsrooms to sports arenas, computers have invaded the media. Guests: Ray Douglas, USA Today; Rodney Stock, Computer Arts Inst; Dave Patton, Prism Arts… Internet Archive Dead Wrong; The Story of John Evans 1984 · Educational · 22 min · Subtitles Dead Wrong: The Story of John Evans Reel 2 Reel 1 available at here Chronicles the life of a criminal who had an ordinary, middle-class background. Internet Archive DOPE 011 1986 · Film · Subtitles Clean needles, AIDS reporting, legal rights, sodomy prohibitions, Reagans end civil rights, Billie Holiday, NYC police drug scandal, NOVA Can AIDS be… Internet Archive DOPE 024 1987 · Film · Subtitles AIDS in military, Ten Commandments, condom rag, Express: Alcoholic mothers, coke on Wall St., Age of JFK, Chernobyl, Bahamas DEA, Joe McCarthy, Mathilde Krim… Internet Archive Guide to Macros 1986 · TV · Subtitles A user's guide to macros - automated sequences of commands for spreadsheets, word processors, and database programs. Guests: Lynne Hughes, McDonell Douglas;… Internet Archive DOPE 061 1987 · Film · Subtitles DOPE 61, Dec. 1987. AIDS Commission report downplays danger, JPetty & Dylan, Mathilde Krim, Washington DC pushers, Fetal alcohol syndrome, Brando's anti-drug… Internet Archive Angel's Egg (1985) 1985 · Cartoon Torrent: https://nyaa.si/view/1289794 Original Title: 天使のたまご By Mamoru Oshii In a desolate and dark world full of shadows, lives one little girl who seems to… Internet Archive DOPE 085 1988 · Film · Subtitles Jack Kerouac on A&E, Lester Young turned Kerouac on to pot, alcoholism. Jane Russell, Howard Hughes junkie, USA gymnasts, Traci Lords, Lisa Bonet AIDS video,… Internet Archive Hound Town 1989 · Cartoon Pilot episode of adult animated tv show "Hound Town". Note: The first few minutes are missing. Internet Archive Fluids in weightlessness 1980 · Film Illustrates basic principles of fluid dynamics by utilizing film footage from the Skylab in-flight science demonstrations. Astronaut Owen K. Garriott… Internet Archive 25 Years of Progress, Episode 7: Moon Landing 1983 · Film In 1969 the first men land on the Moon. With the beginning of the seventies, NASA pursues its research in aeronautics and satellite technology. To license… Internet Archive Computers & Politics 1985 1985 · TV · Subtitles A look at how computers are changing the political process including campaign management, voter profiling, fundraising, and grass roots organizing. Produced… Internet Archive Women in Computing 1985 · TV · Subtitles Meet the top women in a field that has traditionally been dominated by men. Guests: Thelma Estrin, UCLA; Judy Estrin, Bridge Communications; Kay Gilliland,… Internet Archive The A Team S 02 E 03 The Only Church In Town 1983 · TV Face receives a cryptic letter from his college sweetheart and demands the Team go to Ecuador to save her. A big surprise awaits Face, not to mention a… Internet Archive The A Team S 02 E 01 Diamonds 'n Dust 1983 · TV The A-Team heads to South Africa to defend a diamond mine after the owner is killed. Internet Archive The A Team S 04 E 01 Judgement Day Part 1 & 2 1986 · TV Part One: Mobster Joe Scarlett puts the squeeze on judge Mordente by kidnapping his daughter. Hannibal takes the place of Scarlett's messenger Augie to find… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "A Cause For Alarm" 1984 · 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 A Team S 02 E 13 The Maltese Cow 1984 · TV The A-Team comes to the rescue of a restaurant owner and friend who is targeted by local extortionists who are up to no good. Internet Archive Filmstrip: "3. Donna's Story" 1981 · 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 DOPE 065 1988 · Film · Subtitles DOPE 65, Feb. 1988. Noriega cocaine, Liz Taylor drugs, Haight homeless, Domestic partners bill, AIDS homeless, Folsom hotel, SF State AIDS conf, Noriega &… Internet Archive The A Team S 03 E 14 Cup A' Joe 1985 · TV When Cactus Jack Slater, who already owns a chain with three nearby diners, adds violence putting Joe in hospital to his offers for his small town family… Internet Archive The A Team S 02 E 09 There's Always A Catch 1984 · TV The A-Team steps up to help a family fishing business who are victims of an extortion protection racket. Internet Archive V The Series (1984-85) s01e13 The Rescue 1985 · TV Feeling Diana's presence threatens his power, Charles forces her to marry him, after which Alien law requires she return home. Internet Archive LUCIFER COMPLEX 1988 · Film It has been over fifty years since Germany lost the second world war. It is 1996. On an island somewhere off the South American Coast a loyal band of fanatic… Internet Archive End of the World's Fair 1984 · Film images from the End of the World's Fair, held May 12, 1984, marching up Market Street and ending at Dolores Park. Internet Archive A Class Divided (1985) 1985 · Educational · 55 min Reviews how an Iowa third-grade class learned the realities of prejudice and discrimination through a class exercise, portrayed in the film ""Eye of the… Internet Archive Return of the Great White Fleet 1984 · TV Over the next five years, President Reagan is proposing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on the construction of a 600-ship, carrier-based updated… Internet Archive Ordeal By Innocence - Faye Dunaway, Sarah Miles 1984 · Feature Pay cable broadcast Internet Archive The Special Effects of Karel Zeman 1980 · Educational Summary: Karel Zeman is a Czech animator who moved from poster design to filmmaking in the mid-forties. In his work he has frequently combined live action,… Internet Archive Optical Storage Devices 1985 · TV · Subtitles A look at the newest mass storage devices including the compact disc ROM. Guests: Tim Oren, Activenture; Fred Lloyd, Information Storage; Bob Kalthoff,… Internet Archive The A Team S 01 E 11 Till Death Do Us Part 1983 · TV The A-Team is hired to find an heiress and Face marries her so she won't have to marry a corrupt businessman. Internet Archive AIDS SCARED SEXLESS 1987 · Film · Subtitles AIDS, Scared Sexless, Beaty and the Beast, Paracelsus' Deadly Drug, AIDS Lifeline, Suzi's Story, December 1987, March 1988. See scans of liner notes for… Internet Archive Peacock's War 1988 · TV Vietnam veteran Douglas Peacock found refuge in an uninhabited wilderness by living and filming in grizzly bear country in Montana. He makes a powerful plea… Internet Archive Tales From The Darkside "Trick or Treat" (1983) 1983 · TV Tales From The Darkside "Trick or Treat" (1983) Internet Archive Krofft's "Pink Lady" Ep6 (1980) 1980 · TV Variety show from Sid and Marty Krofft featuring Japanese pop duo Pink Lady. Jim Varney joins the cast. Starring Bobby Vinton, Byron Allen, Roy Orbison and… Internet Archive Du Hua Shu Shi Ding Zhi Lu 5 - Children's Circle Mandarin Compilations 1982 · Film Five animated classic picture books, narrated in Mandarin. It's mine / Leo Lionni -- A story, a story / Gail E. Haley -- Frederick / Leo Lionni -- The hat /… Internet Archive Hunter S01E17 The Last Kill 1985 · TV Hunter and McCall go after a contract killer who is making hits throughout the city in order to ingratiate himself with a criminal kingpin in order to kill… Internet Archive Supernova II 1988 · Film Describes the recent discovery of the supernova SN 1987A on February 23, 1987. NASA scientists explain how natural nucleosynthesis (formation of heavy… Internet Archive Comdex 1988 1988 · TV · Subtitles Complete coverage of the country's largest computer trade show, from Las Vegas. Guests: Jeong Hun Lee, KCIHenry Herrera, Glorious Union; Timothy Rowe,…