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1,009–1,056 of 25,073 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 Day the Universe Changed: 2 -- Medieval Conflicts: Faith and Reason 1985 · Educational · 54 min Describes how Europe's questioning attitudes gave way to the teaching of St. Augustine who held that only the next world mattered. Documents how the discovery… Internet Archive DOPE 069 1988 · Film · Subtitles DOPE 69, March 1988. Jamaican drug politics, Young Sherlock Holmes blow-gun, AIDS Drugs & Dollars, Firing Line (3-21-88) Should we legalize drugs? Ira… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E01 Days Of Shine And Roses 1980 · TV Old moonshine runners Uncle Jesse and Boss decide to settle who is better, once and for all, in a race in nearby Hatchapee County. However, both of them have… Internet Archive Survival of a small city [videorecording] : a new documentary on urban renewal 1987 · Educational · 1 h 6 min Studies the ecological history of the American grasslands, describing the destruction of the grasslands by man and the present-day realization that the land… Internet Archive Stopping Drugs 1987 · TV Part 1 follows 6 addicts through a federally funded detoxification unit. Part 2 presents a view of how teenagers are coping with the decision to use or not to… Internet Archive Computer Bowl I - Part One 1988 · TV · Subtitles The first ever annual Computer Bowl featuring teams from the Route 128 area in Boston and the Silicon Valley area of San Francisco to see which side knows… Internet Archive DOPE 076 1988 · Film · Subtitles 50-ton MJ bust Napa, Coast Guard now routinely boards boats, Kitty Dukakis addicted to speed, (Dukakis 53%, Bush 40%), AIDS care costs, Mother Teresa, doctors… Internet Archive AIDS 88 JUN 1988 · Film · Subtitles AIDS, The Global Expansion, Who Pays for AIDS, A Priest's Testament, Prop. 102 Crossfire, June 1988. See scans of liner notes for detailed content Internet Archive DOPE 074 1988 · Film · Subtitles NBC "Drugs deadly demand," David Musto, Nicotine addictive, Koop on MacNeil-Lehrer, military drugs, Lifeline new AIDS test, "The Addicted Brain," Apollo 11,… Internet Archive Tres Alegres Fugitivos(1988) 1988 · Feature Tres alegres fugitivos es una película de Argentina en colores dirigida por Enrique Dawi según el guion de Salvador Valverde Calvo que se estrenó el 14 de… Internet Archive DOPE 078 1988 · Film · Subtitles Livermore lab drugs, student drug use down, hash bust indictments, money laundry, Stockholm AIDS conf, vaccine reports, Bleachman, baseball cards frenzy, Bush… Internet Archive Child's Play 1987 · Educational · 28 min Features the multi-ethnic Community School for Performing Arts in Los Angeles. Shows the joy, the work and the results of the study of music and dance at an… Internet Archive Karl Marx: The Spectre of Marxism 1983 · Educational · 27 min Karl Marx: The Spectre of Marxism Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Critical reappraisal of Marxist doctrine in theory and practice in the last one hundred years.… Internet Archive AIDS 87 JUN 5 NIGHTLINE ABC A Nat'l Town Meeting 1987 · Film · Subtitles AIDS, ABC Nightline, A National Town Meeting, IVDU, June 1987.See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Computers and the Disabled 1985 · TV · Subtitles A review of how computers are helping the blind and other disabled persons lead a better life. Guests: Peggy Barker, Children's Hospital; Susan Simpson,… Internet Archive Nowhere To Hide - Amy Madigan, Robin MacEachern 1987 · Feature When a Marine notices a technical defect in the helicopter fleet, he is killed at the behest of a corrupt general who then targets the Marine's wife; she must… Internet Archive Friday Night Videos - April 20, 1984 1984 · TV This is my first upload to the Internet Archive, I'm glad to be able to contribute some of these old recordings of mine. These first few recordings are from… Internet Archive DOPE 020 1987 · Film · Subtitles Bogart cancer smoking, blood transfusion AIDS, Quaaludes, Folsom St. Hotel, Drugs at work & testing, CBS quiz on drugs, Betty Ford on CNN, John Wayne the… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E06 The Ghost Of General Lee 1980 · TV Bo and Luke are skinny-dipping in a local pond when two pool hustlers steal both the cousins' clothing 'and' the General Lee. Rosco soon pursues who he thinks… Internet Archive Different Strokes Season 4 Episode 11 1982 · TV Here is a Classic Season 4 Episode of Different Strokes Enjoy! with lots of Laughs. Internet Archive Managing the Micro - S01E03 - Towards the Last Frontier 1981 · TV Managing the Micro - Season 1 Episode 3 Video Size: 1024x576 Length: 24:35 This series aimed primarily at small businesses and further education colleges was… Internet Archive Personal Finance Software 1985 · TV · Subtitles A review of tax return software, financial management software and investment programs. Guests: John Reese, Monogram; Kevin Randolph, Bank of America; Jay… Internet Archive Madeline In London 1989 · Cartoon · Subtitles story book animation based on Madeline in London by Ludwig Bremelmans Internet Archive The Strongest man in the world [motion picture] 1981 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Intended audience: Ages 8 through adult Issued also as videorecording The success story of Mike Swistun,… Internet Archive Pee-Wee's Playhouse - Christmas Special 1988 · TV 'Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special' as you've never seen it before — Beautifully restored, remastered and in high definition! Join the whole Playhouse… Internet Archive The Big Snit 1987 · Cartoon Title from data sheet Animated film about an odd domestic quarrel that takes place in the midst of a nuclear attack. The quarreling couple is, of course,… Internet Archive He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Jacques d'Amboise, principal dancer of the New York City Ballet, teaches children dance during school… Internet Archive Project Management Software 1986 · TV · Subtitles A user's guide to project management programs, strategies, and approaches. Guests: Jim Dunnigan, Microsoft; David Bryan, Breakthrough Software; Nancy Ann… Internet Archive The A Team S 04 E 03 Lease With An Option To Die 1985 · TV B.A.'s mom calls him to come to Chicago to help her and her neighbors, who are being victimized by a gang. Upon arriving (B.A. willingly flies for this one)… Internet Archive First Contact 1982 · Educational · 55 min Internet Archive DOPE 022 1987 · Film · Subtitles Drugs #1 problem (poll), Reagan's 1 st AIDS mention, jail crowding, mandatory AIDS tests, Amsterdam marijuana museum, state drug tests, Miami Vice, Trading… Internet Archive A Village in Baltimore: Images of Greek-American Women 1981 · Educational · 1 h 4 min A Village in Baltimore: Images of Greek-American Women Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Presents… Internet Archive Snowy, Chilly, Motley...and Me: A Personal View of Pets 1981 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles Snowy, Chilly, Motley...and Me: A Personal View of Pets, Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Biologist/filmmaker John Paling captures the behavior of a pedigree… Internet Archive Local Area Networks: Apple 1987 · TV · Subtitles A look at early attempts to network personal computers. This show focuses on Apple products including Appletalk, AppleShare FileServer, and MacLink. Also… Internet Archive A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Commercial (1980) 1980 · Commercial A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Commercial (1980) Watch and Download Cartoon for Free! https://www.wco.tv/a-charlie-brown-thanksgiving Save any video on wco by… Internet Archive DOPE 012 1986 · Film · Subtitles Eating addicts,NJ AIDS, Bolivia war, AIDS Show, Pediatrics coke fear, 54 million US smokers, AIDS education, children of alcoholics MTV against drugs,… Internet Archive Amen - Anna Maria Horsford, Clifton Davis, Sherman Hemsley 1986 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/amen-1986-tv-series-1986-1991.html Internet Archive New Technology: Whose Progress? 1981 · Educational "Completed with the assistance of British Film Institute." Alternate title: New technology: whose progress? Examines the impact of new computer technology -… Internet Archive More Than Money 1984 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Camera, Henning Schellerup ; editor, Peter Parascheles ; music, C. Marshall Bowen Managers and supervisors in business and industry… Internet Archive DOPE 081 1988 · Film · Subtitles Meth lab fire, AIDS & drugs, crack crisis, Stacy Keach, Legalization debate at Hayward, Don't spray marijuana, AIDS conference, Chicago demonstrations of… Internet Archive Writing Software 1989 · TV · Subtitles More than a word processor, writing style software helps you actually write improving grammar, spelling, and style. A look at some of the newest products.… Internet Archive Maggie (1981) sitcom ft Miriam Flynn - 7 of 8 1981 · TV Maggie (1981) American old sitcom ft Miriam Flynn (GFL nun) - 7 of 8 Miriam Flynn stars as Maggie Weston, a Dayton, Ohio, housewife. an American sitcom… Internet Archive Hometime: Framing 1988 · Film "Step-by-step video instructions. Basic framing techniques for floors, walls, roofs, windows and doors. Planning, design and consruction for an addition." --… Internet Archive Hollywood Dinosaur Chronicles 1989 · TV This documentary explores the many creative ways in which dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts have been portrayed in films and television shows. Trailers… Internet Archive American Bandstand ABC Saturday Morning Aired ( December 26th 1981) 1981 · TV Here is a Classic 1981 Episode of American Bandstand Enjoy! with Guest Star Rod Stewart and James Ingram Internet Archive Het is weer zomer in Zandvoort! 1985 · Short · 27 min Kijk mee met deze semi-professionele beelden van het strand van Zandvoort en geniet van al het moois wat voorbij komt! Internet Archive Computers and Illiteracy 1987 · TV · Subtitles A review of how computers are being used in innovative programs to teach basic literacy skills to adults. Guests: John Fleischman, La Puente Adult Schools;… Internet Archive Caged In Fear 1988 · TV Story of four abalone divers who set out to test a new underwater motorized cage designed to make abalone harvesting easier, but most importantly, to protect…