The world's archives

1,393–1,440 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 Filmstrip: "Nutrition Planning" 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 Flicks - Good Morning Vietnam interview 1988 · TV An episode of the brief interview series "Flicks," featuring Robin Williams of "Good Morning Vietnam". Internet Archive Girlfriend From Hell - Liane Curtis, Dana Ashbrook 1989 · Feature https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/08/girlfriend-from-hell-1989.html Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E15 My Son, Bo Hogg 1982 · TV The Dukes find themselves tangling with a new, meaner adversary in Chickasaw County Sheriff "Big" Ed Little. This, after Bo develops amnesia after an accident… Internet Archive Voyager 2 Saturn Encounter 1981 · Film Selected portions of August 1981 press conferences of the Voyager 2 mission around Saturn on its way to Uranus. Describes Voyager 2 discoveries about Saturn.… Internet Archive Minder (1982) SE3 - EP3 Rembrandt Doesn't Live Here Anymore 1982 · TV Minder (1982) SE3 - EP3 Rembrandt Doesn’t Live Here Anymore [27 th Jan 1982] Talented painter-turned-forger Frankie Simmons is painting copies of ‘old… Internet Archive Minder (1989) SE7 - EP4 The Last Video Show 1989 · TV Minder (1989) SE7 - EP4 The Last Video Show [23 rd Jan 1989] Big-time gangster Jack Last has a compromising video of corrupt DI Dyer and colleagues at his… Internet Archive Knight Rider S04 E10 Knight Behind Bars 1985 · TV FLAG architect Matt Erickson is the victim of a pickpocket at his own party that Bonnie & Michael are attending. The thieves turn out to be two female… Internet Archive Tango, Our Dance ( Tango Bayle Nuestro)(1988) 1988 · Feature Tango, Bayle nuestro es una película documental de Argentina en colores dirigida por Jorge Zanada según su propio guion que se estrenó el 14 de julio de 1988… Internet Archive Knight Rider S03 E18 Knight & Knerd 1985 · TV While investigating the theft of a black crystal that can be harnessed to power a super laser, Michael is teamed up with a new addition to the Foundation,… Internet Archive Knight Rider S04 E22 Voo Doo Knight 1986 · TV Michael walks in on a robbery at Towers Gemstones Inc to find three men seemingly under the influence of a voodoo princess. While investigating incidents… Internet Archive Las Madres: The Mothers of the Plazo de Mayo 1985 · Educational In Spanish with English subtitles Directors, Susana Muñoz, Lourdes Portillo Documents the protests of the mothers of 30,000 young people who were… Internet Archive Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome 1982 · Educational · 56 min Aging: The Methuselah Syndrome Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Explains that the diverse colonies in… Internet Archive Zea 1981 · Educational "A superb visual trick that will mystify its audience, this animated film transforms the commonplace into magic." Dramatic cinemacrography zeros in on a… Internet Archive Deniz Yıldızı, Turkish Movie 1988 · Feature Deniz Yıldızı, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4123/deniz-yildizi Internet Archive Way Out West 1989 · Cartoon ..."a rib tickling all color look at how the West was wonderful...The Mild West, The Lone Star State, Molly Moo-Coo and the Indians, Gold Rush Daze" Internet Archive The two rivers. [motion picture] 1985 · Educational · 1 h Directed by Mark Newman and produced by Edwin Wes Using the example of the Venda people, this program shows how the arrival of the Europeans irrevocably… Internet Archive How To Raise A Street Smart Child 1987 · Film "Daniel J. Travanti, the Emmy-winning star of 'Hill Street Blues', hosts the critically important program that no parent can afford to be without. Based on… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: Threshold of Liberty, Part 1 1980 · Educational · 28 min VHS Narrated and written by art critic Robert Hughes. Produced by the BBC and Time-Life Television Discusses surrealism, the last revolutionary art movement… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Nutrition Basics" 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 Filmstrip: "Teenage Alcoholism: A Social Disease" 1982 · 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 101 Great Goals 1989 · Film "Goals! Goals! Goals! Sixty-five minutes of non-stop action with 101 Great Goals from BBC Sports coverage of English International, FA Cup, Football League… Internet Archive The A Team S 05 E 04 Quarterback Sneak 1986 · TV An East German scientist is perfecting a powerful chemical weapon and is willing to defect. The Team goes there undercover as a football team that will… Internet Archive Discovering American Folk Music 1982 · Educational · 21 min Reviews the two main influences -- African and English -- on the development of American folk music. Traces the history of one ballad from its original… Internet Archive The Business of Hunger 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Examines a major cause of world hunger which is being created… Internet Archive Goodbye Louisiana 1982 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as videorecording Examines theories that tampering with the… Internet Archive Freddy's Nightmares 1x10 The Bride Wore Red [ITA] 1988 · TV Freddy's Nightmares (Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Series) è una serie televisiva statunitense prodotta dalla New Line Television . La… Internet Archive A Swamp Ecosystem 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Grades 7-12 and adults Issued also as videorecording Takes a look at the largest freshwater swamp in North… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E10 Granny Annie 1980 · TV Bo and Luke learn that their artist friend, Grannie Annie, is the mastermind behind a small-time counterfeiting ring. After her arrest, Boss seizes the… Internet Archive Knight Rider S02 E20 A Good Knight's Work 1984 · TV Cameron Zachary, the man who ordered the death of Michael Long three years earlier, finds out Long is now going by the name of Michael Knight and sets out to… Internet Archive Street Hawk S 01 E 01 Pilot 1985 · TV Injured motorcycle cop, Jesse Mach, is chosen to test ride a top secret government, ultra-fast attack motorcycle called 'Street Hawk', and is partnered with… Internet Archive Captive Minds: Hypnosis and Beyond 1983 · Educational · 24 min Credits: Narrator, Kelly Ricard; writer and editor, David Wilson Discusses hypnosis and similarly effective means of mind control used by such diverse groups… Internet Archive The A Team S 03 E 12 Hot Styles 1984 · TV Just when Templeton 'Face' Peck was getting cozy with Hollywood model Rina, she's snatched before his nose by Chicago crook Johnny Turian, but does not… Internet Archive Viruses: What They Are and How They Work 1988 · Educational · Subtitles James Hogle Shows how viruses can invade, and destroy healthy cells, and examines the structure and diversity of animal and plant virus types through the use… Internet Archive Sevdam Benim, Turkish Movie 1987 · Feature Sevdam Benim, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/3510/sevdam-benim Internet Archive Alive From Off Center, episode 1985 1985 · TV (The opening segments are missing) Host Susan Stamberg brings this episode featuring Christian Marclay, David Byrne, Steve Reich, Nam June Paik, John Cage,… Internet Archive Weather Systems in Motion 1986 · Educational · 14 min Explains how great mid-latitude weather systems get started and how their movements account for alternating storms and fair weather. This film isn't in the… Internet Archive The A Team S 04 E 14 Members Only 1986 · TV Face was as proud as a peacock to be accepted - on a two-month trial period, and as a Mr Ashley Hemmings - at the Beverly Bay Country Club. But he's soon… Internet Archive Revancha De Un Amigo (1987) 1987 · Feature Revancha de un amigo es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Santiago Carlos Oves sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 11 de junio de… Internet Archive Techno Police 21 C 1982 · Feature Set in a futuristic 2001 in the hi-tech yet violent and crime-filled metropolis of Centinel City, a reckless young traffic officer Kyosuke is handpicked for a… Internet Archive Dope 138 1989 · Film · Subtitles Delancey Street...Columbian Drug War...Miles Davis-Coltrane, music vids...Noriega...See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive Knight Rider S03 E11 Knight of the Chameleon 1984 · TV A criminal known as 'The Chameleon' uses his gift as a master of disguise to escape on the way to a court hearing. He contacts Armand Pressler for one last… Internet Archive Knight Rider S04 E04 Sky Knight 1985 · TV On her way to her sister's wedding in Boston, Bonnie's plane is highjacked by the New Dawn Movement. Its leader, Charles Zurich, plans to trade his hostages… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "Joe Learns to Keep His Body Clean" 1986 · 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 Gregory Peck: His Own Man 1988 · Educational Richard Kiley Through interviews and film highlights, this documentary traces the life and career of the movie star from his Academy-Award-winning role in To… Internet Archive Knight Rider S03 E14 Junk Yard Dog 1985 · TV While on the trail of toxic polluter "Acid" John Birock, K.I.T.T. ends up in a pit filled with acid and is all but destroyed. The car has to be rebuilt from… Internet Archive Mission Hill and the Miracle of Boston 1982 · Educational · 33 min Traces the alteration, through economic and political influences, of the Parker Hill area of Roxbury in Boston. An ethnically mixed family neighborhood, at… Internet Archive A Greek Tragedy 1985 · Cartoon Academy Award winner for best animated short film, 1987 Producers, Linda Van Tulden, Willem Thijssen Having dutifully held up the remains of an ancient…