The world's archives

1,153–1,200 of 25,338 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 Right Out of History: The Making of Judy Chicago's "Dinner Party" 1980 · Educational Follows the creation of the Dinner party, a monumental artistic tribute to women of achievement throughout history. The exhibit consists chiefly of painted… Internet Archive Snowy, Chilly, Motley...and Me: A Personal View of Pets 1981 · Educational · 26 min · Subtitles Snowy, Chilly, Motley...and Me: A Personal View of Pets, Reel 2 Reel 1 available here Biologist/filmmaker John Paling captures the behavior of a pedigree… Internet Archive Los Chicos de la Guerra (1984) [1080p] 1984 · Feature Los Chicos de la Guerra (1984) [1080p] Internet Archive My Cousin Rachel (1983 03 28 BBC, UK, Pt 4 4 .. 33.19m ) 1983 · TV · 33 min ( 1983-03-28 UK) PLOT : After transferring the ownership of the Ashley estate to Rachel, Philip becomes deathly ill and is unconscious for a week. When he… Internet Archive Educational Software Part 2 1986 · TV · Subtitles A look at on-line educational services and self-teaching software programs. Guests: Mary Cron, First Byte; Jim Becker, Terrapin Software; Mark Patterson, Mind… Internet Archive The A Team S 03 E 06 Double Heat 1984 · TV A young girl named Jenny Olson has been kidnapped. Her father, who used to work as an accountant for mob boss Tommy Largo, hires the A-Team to find her. It… Internet Archive AIDS 87 JUL The Nature Of Things 1987 · Film · Subtitles AIDS, Nature of Things, Origins of the Disease, The AIDS Connection, July 1987. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Business Graphics for the Mac 1988 · TV · Subtitles A look at how computers are now being used as graphics tools by business. Demonstrations include MacDraw II from Claris, Microsoft's Excel, Cricket Presents… Internet Archive Bir Günlük Aşk, Turkish Movie 1986 · Feature Bir Günlük Aşk, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/1283/bir-gunluk-ask Internet Archive The A Team S 02 E 17 Pure Dee Poison 1984 · TV In Arcadia county a local moonshiner sells (even to teenagers) rot-gut that really will rot your gut, and the Reverend Taylor wants the A-Team to put a stop… Internet Archive Çile Tarlası, Turkish Movie 1980 · Feature Çile Tarlası, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4914/cile-tarlasi Internet Archive La Discoteca Del Amor (1980) 1980 · Feature La discoteca del amor es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Adolfo Aristarain sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 7 de agosto… Internet Archive DOPE 047 1987 · Film · Subtitles Need geriatric drug treatment, Contra drugs, poem about beatniks, Our World 1960, AIDS confidentiality, menopause, Reagan cig ad, Ted Kennedy on AIDS, Tim… Internet Archive Shoot / Don't Shoot 1982 · Educational · 30 min Peter Falk This film offers the opportunity to find out what it's like to be a police officer who faces the dilemma of when to use deadly force. It involves… Internet Archive Los Piolas No Se Casan...? (1981) 1981 · Feature ¿Los piolas no se casan…? es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Enrique Cahen Salaberry según su propio guion escrito en… Internet Archive Knight Rider S01 E08 No Big Thing 1982 · TV Devon Miles is arrested on a traffic violation in Lyndhurst Flats and ends up sharing a jail with Frank Reston, the very journalist he was planning to meet.… Internet Archive DOPE 129 1989 · Film · Subtitles coke, heroin, British moonshine, Black tar, coffee prices, teen AIDS, Drug War week 4, AIDS quilt, love potion, acid rock See scans of liner notes for… Internet Archive Knight Rider S03 E07 The Rotten Apples 1984 · TV Michael and K.I.T.T. help defend a psychologist who is housing a bunch of unruly New York kids on her ranch from local cattle thieves. Internet Archive Iran Contra Hearings, 07/14/1987 1987 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Iran Contra Hearings, 07/14/1987 U.S. Senate. (03/04/1789 - ) ARC Identifier 11191 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive Cannonball 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Based on the book: Cannonball Simp / John Burningham Intended audience: Ages 5-7 Issued also as videorecording Without narration,… Internet Archive Learn To Spell 1988 · Educational "...brings children a classroom-like video interactive program that updates the time tested 3x5 card learning method of repetition of basic spelling… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary, Part 1" 1980 · 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 CBS Summer Playhouse - 44: Curse of the Corn People 1989 · TV Episode 44 (season 3, episode 7) of the tv series that aired pilots "CBS Summer Playhouse": "Curse of the Corn People." Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E21 Mason Dixon's Girls 1981 · TV Bo and Luke are arrested when they mistakenly pick up a crate containing a marijuana shipment. Private detective Mason Dixon and his two beautiful female… Internet Archive DOPE 052 1987 · Film · Subtitles PCP series, Kew Gardens, Reagan vs constitution, Smugglers Blues, AIDS kids, tobacco, crack, Miami police corrupt, Cairo hookah, Ozone layer, Klute, crack in… Internet Archive The A Team S 03 E 09 Showdown! 1984 · TV Captain Winnetka's Wild West Show is being terrorized by a trio of A-Team impostors. The real Team decides to go find out what all the bad press is about.… Internet Archive Remarks Of President Ronald Reagan At Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Legislation Signing 1983 · TV · 10 min Signing of the legislation creating Martin Luther King Jr Day, a U.S. Federal holiday. Internet Archive The A Team S 02 E 06 When You Comin' Back, Range Rider Part 2 1983 · TV The A-Team finds out who is behind the horse rustling scheme and comes up with a plan to derail the operation. Internet Archive The A Team S 04 E 12 Wheel Of Fortune 1986 · TV Largely thanks to Face's letter frequency research, Murdock wins big at Wheel of Fortune. When Face comes spring him from the asylum, hoping to accompany him… Internet Archive The Children's Story 1981 · Educational Copyright: no reg Copyright notice on film: October Productions, Inc. ; 1981 Title appears on film as: James Clavell's The children's story Director of… Internet Archive Skylab, Program 1: Zero G 1980 · Film Presents experiments in the weightless environment of Skylab illustrating Newton's basic laws of nature and the freedom of body motion. To license this film… Internet Archive DOPE 029 1987 · Film · Subtitles Mike Hammer CBS, Cheech & Chong, Kesey LSD, Ginsberg pot picture, Stanford centenary See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive The Cookie Kid 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Tells about nine-year-old Markita Andrews, who has sold more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the history of scouting. Through… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Opiates and Hallucinogens" 1989 · 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 04 E 13 The A Team Is Coming, The A Team Is Coming 1986 · TV The A-team successfully organizes the defection of the Russian ballerina Katrina who wants to be reunited with her brother Sasha. She charms Face out of his… Internet Archive Gombrowicz O La Seduccion (1986) 1986 · Feature Gombrowicz, o la seducción (Representado por sus discípulos) es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Alberto Fischerman sobre su… Internet Archive Everest North Wall 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Robert Redford Intended audience: General Documents a 1982 attempt by an American climbing team to scale the north face of… Internet Archive The Painted Door 1984 · Educational Based on a short story of the same name by Sinclair Ross A tale of loneliness, love, and death involving a farmer, his wife, and their bachelor neighbor… Internet Archive Young at Heart 1987 · Educational Louis Gothelf, Reva Shwayder Producers and directors, Sue Marx and Pamela Conn Junior high school - adults A widow and widower, both artists in their… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E02 Gold Fever 1980 · TV Bo and Luke are blamed (falsely, of course) for the theft of $25,000 in gold bars from the Hazzard Bank vault. The Duke boys soon find themselves chasing… Internet Archive Hopscotch 1987 · Educational · 11 min · Subtitles With study guide Uses animation to describe an eager but socially inept little boy and his attempts to win the friendship of two children. Explains that he is… Internet Archive Piet Mondriaan: A Film Essay 1980 · Educational Produced in collaboration with Municipal Museum and Art Gallery, the Hague; director and producer, Nico Crama An exploration of the work of Mondriaan, an… Internet Archive Disney Family Album: The Golden Horseshoe Revue 1985 · TV In episode 14 of Disney Family Album , we take a retrospective look at Disneyland's fabled Golden Horseshoe Revue. This program originally aired on the Disney… Internet Archive Managing the Micro - S01E05 - The Human Factor 1981 · TV Managing the Micro - Season 1 Episode 5 Video Size: 1024x576 Length: 24:27 This series aimed primarily at small businesses and further education colleges was… Internet Archive Etosha: Place of Dry Water 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Records the wildlife in Etosha, a preserve surrounding a huge dry lake bed in the southwest African… Internet Archive Krofft's "Pink Lady" Ep4 (1980) 1980 · TV Ep4 (1980) Variety show from Sid and Marty Krofft featuring Japanese pop duo Pink Lady. Jim Varney joins the cast. Starring Florence Henderson, Lorne Green,… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Advice On Lice And Life Part 2" 1985 · 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 03 E 13 Breakout! 1984 · TV While BA drives to Hollywood, where Face is having a ball, Murdock's rabbits foot doesn't stop him and the black van from getting hijacked by bank-robber…