The world's archives

1,633–1,680 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 Minder (1984) SE4 - EP6 The Car Lot Baggers 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE4 - EP6 The Car Lot Baggers [8 th Feb 1984] Someone is sabotaging Wally West’s car lot, burning cars and stealing documents. Initial suspicion… Internet Archive Knight Rider S03 E15 Buy Out 1985 · TV Michael investigates the death of a driver who was testing a new armored limousine and together with K.I.T.T. takes the man's place on the testing ground. Internet Archive El Prontuario De Un Argentino (1985) 1985 · Feature Prontuario de un argentino es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Andrés Bufali sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 14 de mayo de… Internet Archive Hammer House Of Horror The Thirteenth Reunion 1980 · TV 1980 anthology horror British TV series Internet Archive "Frog and Toad": Behind the Scenes 1985 · Educational Title from data sheet General Shows how the animation in the award-winning film Frog and Toad are friends was achieved. Demonstrates how the characters were… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 10 -- Mediating 1984 · Educational · Subtitles VHS format "The John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Library Video Classics Project." Videocassette release of the 1984 production Narrator, Anthony… Internet Archive Do We Really Need the Rockies? [motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 30 min Reel 2 available here Produced by WGBH for the Nova series Investigates the pros and cons of shale oil production in the western Rocky Mountains. States that… Internet Archive Taking Back Detroit 1980 · Educational Participants: Kenneth Cockrel, Justin Ravitz, Sheila Murphy Also available as videocassette A film depiction of Detroit, the only major American city with… Internet Archive Minder (1985) SE6 - EP2 Life In The Fast Food Lane 1985 · TV Minder (1985) SE6 - EP2 Life in the Fast Food Lane [11 th Sep 1985] Arthur buys a consignment of car phones from Joseph McTaggart and his assistant/technician… Internet Archive Minder (1985) SE6 - EP3 The Return Of The Invincible Man 1985 · TV Minder (1985) SE6 - EP3 Return of the Invincible Man [18 th Sep 1985] S and S Clothing is bankrupt – again – and Solly Salmon asks Arthur to arrange a… Internet Archive Discovering Creative Pattern 1984 · Educational Explains that pattern is visual organization, that it is designed repetition of one or more motifs, and that it enriches surfaces by leading the eye from part… Internet Archive The Joy That Kills 1984 · Educational · 32 min Title from data sheet Francis Conroy, Jeffrey De Munn Adapted from the short story: The story of an hour / Kate Chopin Ages 14 through adult A drama about… Internet Archive Los Superagentes Y La Gran Aventura Del Oro (1980) 1980 · Feature Los superagentes y la gran aventura del oro es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Carlos Galettini sobre el guion de Salvador… Internet Archive Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine 1981 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 1157922 / Local Identifier 255-HQ-318 - Space Shuttle: A Remarkable Flying Machine - National… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E11 Good Neighbors Duke 1982 · TV The Dukes help new neighbors Adam and Esther Veneable evade a pair of crooked bounty hunters, who are convinced that $2 million in cash is hidden on the… Internet Archive Ashpet: An American Cinderella 1989 · Educational Title on container: Ashpet: an American Cinderella Screenplay, Roger Manley ; editor, Randall Horte Set in the rural South in the early years of World War… Internet Archive CBS Summer Playhouse - 42: Elysian Fields 1989 · TV Episode 42 (season 3, episode 5) of the tv series that aired pilots "CBS Summer Playhouse": "Elysian Fields." Internet Archive Hiroshima Maiden 1988 · Film Story of courage for a young Japanese girl who homestays with an American family years after Hiroshima Internet Archive Animal Impostors 1982 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as videorecording Shows how many different kinds of animals, both… Internet Archive New Orleans: The Big Easy 1985 · Educational A scenic and historical tour of New Orleans, seen through the eyes of its people; includes famous writers who wrote about the city, a contemporary artist,… Internet Archive Mama's Family | Ep. 18 | Rashomama 1983 · TV Mama's Family season 2, episode 4 Rashomama aired on NBC 1983.11.03 Internet Archive The Head-On Film 1981 · Educational Dramatizes the common pitfalls and necessary motivation needed to achieve our goals, especially physical fitness Internet Archive El Juguete Rabioso (1984) 1984 · Feature El juguete rabioso es una película argentina dirigida por Aníbal Di Salvo y José María Paolantonio que se estrenó el 11 de octubre de 1984 y que tuvo como… Internet Archive Friday Night Videos 1983.10.00 Recording 2 Of 3 RECONSTRUCTED 1983 · TV This is a fully reconstructed version of Windsinger's "Friday Night Videos - 1983.10.00 - Recording 2 of 3" file from the KNBC-TV/KIQQ-FM Stereo Simulcast… Internet Archive Minder (1989) SE7 - EP5 Fiddler On The Hoof 1989 · TV Minder (1989) SE7 - EP5 Fiddler on the Hoof [30 th Jan 1989] A security depository has been turned over. Arthur’s safety deposit box (containing money no-one… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E11 People's Choice 1980 · TV Determined to win re-election as Hazzard County Administrator at any cost, Boss uses every dirty trick he knows in his campaign against the beautiful Thelma… Internet Archive DOPE 119 1989 · Film · Subtitles Moonwalk...Nancy Reagan...Drug bonds...1989 See liner note scans for detailed content. Internet Archive Behavioral Treatment of Autistic Children 1988 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Rick Robertson, Robert Wise ; editor, Robert Aller Sequel to the motion picture: Behavior modification: teaching… Internet Archive Minder (1985 ) SE6 - EP1 Give Us This Day Arthur Daley's Bread 1985 · TV Minder (1985) SE6 - EP1 Give Us This Day Arthur Daley’s Bread [4 th Sep 1985] Arthur gives some landscaping work to a group of ex-criminals, who the vicar of… Internet Archive Nightcap - with Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, and Gene Wolfe 1982 · TV Episode of the roundtable talk show, "Nightcap: Conversations on the Arts and Letters". Hosted by Studs Terkel and Calvin Trillin, this episode featured Isaac… Internet Archive Journey Through the Solar System, Episode 6: The Moon and Us 1982 · Film Episode 6 of Journey Through the Solar System focuses on the moon. It includes segments from the compilation of historic NASA films which document many of the… Internet Archive Portraits of Anorexia 1985 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also in longer version (51 min.) Age 13 through adult Looks at the lives of six individuals who are either currently suffering… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E01 Carnival Of Thrills Part 1 1980 · TV Shapely carnival stunt show operator Diane Benson offers Bo the opportunity of a lifetime: Being the star of the headline act. The act involves a stunt driver… Internet Archive Mudflat 1980 · Educational · 27 min Years ago, artists would walk around the muck at the edge of the San Francisco Bay in Emeryville, and build loads of sculptures out there on the flats,… Internet Archive Before The Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter 1982 · Educational · 1 h 1 min Before The Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter Leaders in various fields of education, psychology, and counseling discuss the importance of B.F.… Internet Archive Vietnam: The Battle Of Khe Sanh 1987 · Film "Actual Department of Defense combat footage of the battle of Khe Sanh" -- description from box. Internet Archive Dope 126 1989 · Film · Subtitles Response to Bush, Cocaine, Colombia, Crack Babies, Ethnicity of Drugs, ACLU. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive The Raven 1982 · Educational Engravings by Gustave Dore, music by Maurice Ravel Gregg Morton A dramatic interpretation of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven", written by Poe at a time… Internet Archive NASA Images 2 1987 · Film This video is the second in a four part series that contains historic images of the United States’ space program. This episode for grades 4 to 12 includes two… Internet Archive Bell on a Deer 1987 · Cartoon Title from data sheet Animation, Shanghai Animation Studio ; film editor, Rick Cottle ; narrator, Ivars Mikelson Kindergarten through intermediate grades… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E23 Southern Comfurts 1981 · TV When the Comfurt family suddenly strike it rich, their car - containing their windfall in a safe, locked inside the trunk - is stolen. The Dukes track down… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E01 Mrs. Daisy Hogg 1982 · TV Daisy is smitten by Boss Hogg's handsome, rich nephew, Jamie Lee Hogg, who has come to town to purchase his uncle's grits mill. While romance quickly blossoms… Internet Archive WMAQ Channel 5 The Toni Tennille Show Peaches And Herb ( Complete Broadcast, 12241980) 1980 · TV Here's a complete episode of The Toni Tennille Show on WMAQ Channel 5, hosted by the second half of The Captain & Tennille duo. The guests on this edition are… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S02 E17 Officer Daisy Duke 1981 · TV Daisy loses her job at the Boar's Nest for asking for a raise. Enos suggests she apply to become a deputy with the Hazzard County Sheriff's Department. Boss… Internet Archive Three Fox Fables 1984 · Cartoon Title from data sheet Animators, Stephen Boyer, Julia Bunn, Ray Toy ; film editor, Paul Buchbinder ; narrator, Russ Reed Intended audience: Primary through… Internet Archive Minder (1989) SE7 - EP3 Fatal Impression 1989 · TV Minder (1989) SE7 - EP3 Fatal Impression [16 th Jan 1989] Patrick Reily, a supposedly regormed gambler, owes Arthur and others over thirteen thousand pounds… Internet Archive The Fragile Mountain 1982 · Educational · 55 min Narrator, Robin King Photography, Ivan Strasburg, Jim Dibbling ; editor, David Gladwell ; music, Ed Bogas Title also appears in Tibetan Originally produced… Internet Archive Club Connect - Pilot Episode (S01E01) 1988 · TV CLUB CONNECT - Peer Pressure (Partial recording of the original television broadcast) Season 1, Episode 1 Original air date : June 1, 1988 Thanks to the…