The world's archives

1,873–1,920 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 Two Soldiers 1985 · Educational Based on the short story by William Faulkner Director, Christopher LaPalm When his older brother Pete joins the war effort after the bombing of Pearl… Internet Archive Waffles 1986 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, John Schindel ; editor, Suzanne Jasper ; music, Ernest Troost Primary and intermediate grade children Designed to entertain… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E23 The Canterbury Crock 1982 · TV There's more to widow Partridge's old $25 vase than meets the eye. Bo and Luke purchase what seems to be a worthless, damaged vase, only to learn (upon having… Internet Archive Aquel Cine Argentino(30 Años Sonoros)(1984) 1984 · Feature Aquel cine argentino (Treinta años sonoros) (1933-1963) es una película documental de montaje de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Guillermo Fernández… Internet Archive 25 Years of Progress, Episode 4: Preparing for the Moon 1983 · Film Part of the 25 Years of Progress series produced by Lewis Research Center. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive The Dukes Of Hazzard S03 E20 Bye, Bye Boss 1982 · TV Digger Jackson, a former associate of Boss, escapes from prison and is out to enact deadly revenge. After stealing the General Lee and committing a robbery,… Internet Archive The Chaco Legacy 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Examines archaeological theories about the rise and fall of Chacoan culture, which flourished 900 years ago in the area of Chaco… Internet Archive Alas Smith and Jones - Series 1, Episode 1 (1984) 1984 · TV The first episode of Series 1 from the British comedy show Alas Smith and Jones , starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. Originally released on 31 January… Internet Archive People Are Different and Alike 1989 · Educational Illustrates that all people need friendship and love, food, and a place to live, and that they want an education, fun, and happiness. Points out that people… Internet Archive Last Days of Living. [Motion picture] 1980 · Educational · 29 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Summary Documents the efforts of the medical staff and volunteers at a ./ecial unit of Montreal's Royal… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E19 The Return Of Hughie Hogg 1982 · TV Good news for Boss: His dastardly nephew Hughie returns with a sure-fire scheme to frame Bo and Luke for illegal transportation of moonshine. Bad news for… Internet Archive Degrassi Jr High S02E03 - Great Expectations 1988 · TV "Joey plans to find out for himself if Liz, a new student, is just as fast as everyone says. Arthur and Yick have questions about wet dreams." Internet Archive Minder (1984) SE4 - EP3 Senior Citizen Caine 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE4 - EP3 Senior Citizen Caine [18 th Jan 1984] Car dealer Cecil Caine divides up the business between his two greedy sons, whom he hates.… Internet Archive Sinutab Commercial 1980 · Commercial Sinutab television commercial Internet Archive Music for Wilderness Lake 1980 · Educational Produced with the assistance of the Ontario Arts Council Producers, directors, Niv Fichman, Barbara Sweete Traces the development and performance of a piece… Internet Archive The Fifth Estate: Just Another Missing Kid 1981 · Educational · 57 min Academy Award Winner: Best Documentary Producer, John Zaritsky Adrienne Clarkson, Eric Malling, Ian Parker Nineteen-year-old Eric Wilson left his suburban… Internet Archive The Last Pullman Car 1983 · Educational · 57 min Traces the development of lasers and discusses their applications in the fields of medicine, dentistry, construction, and communications. Internet Archive Computers: The Friendly Invasion 1982 · Educational Corridi's defense against the charge of having introduced the guillotine into Tuscany Mode of access: Internet Internet Archive We Are the Guinea Pigs 1980 · Educational Farmers and parents of young children, who live in the Harrisburg, Pa. area, discuss their fears of radioactive contamination from the Three Mile Island… Internet Archive Minder (1984) SE4 - EP2 Rocky Eight And A Half 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE4 - EP2 Rocky Eight and a Half [11 th Jan 1984] ‘ Dirty Harry’ Lynch suggests to Arthur that Terry might want to return to boxing – seven… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E06 The Great Bank Robbery 1982 · TV Boss Hogg, unwilling to pay longtime Hazzard County clerk Clarence Stovall a $30,000 pension, fires him one day short of retirement. Stovall gets his revenge… Internet Archive Top Of The Pops ( 9th July 1981 ) 900th Edition 1981 · TV special 900th episode celebration! Featuring flashbacks to the very first TOTP episode, with footage of The Beatles and the stones! As well as a compilation… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E18 Miz Tisdale On The Lam 1983 · TV Hazzard County Postmistress Emma Tisdale hides out at the Duke farm after learning she is being investigated for mail fraud. The pending charges stemmed from… Internet Archive Sin Querer, Queriendo (1985) 1985 · Feature Película Internet Archive Verbal Communication: The Power of Words 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Uses animation, humorous vignettes, and… Internet Archive Madness The Pilot 1984 1984 · TV A pilot episode for a pitched but never aired Madness TV show made by the BBC in 1984 Internet Archive Neo Tokyo (1987) 1987 · Cartoon · Subtitles . Internet Archive MARTIN LUTHER KING CLIP REEL 1986 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration MARTIN LUTHER KING CLIP REEL U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54547 / Local Identifier… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E14 The Dukescam Scam 1982 · TV When Boss Hogg is arrested for robbing his own bank, Uncle Jesse bails out his own enemy by using his farm's mortgage. But did Boss Hogg really rob the bank… Internet Archive Telling an Old Story 1985 · Educational · 27 min · Subtitles As she starts out to write a story about an eighty-seven-year-old social services center director and ends up writing about a nineteen-year-old boxer.… Internet Archive Mama's Family | Episode 25 | Black Belt Mama 1984 · TV Mama's Family season 2, episode 12 Black Belt Mama aired on NBC 1984.01.14 Internet Archive Take Five - Voyager: The Last Picture Show 1989 · TV Episode of KCET's educational series "Take Five" : "Voyager: The Last Picture Show". (Note: This episode aired in 1990 so technology, scientific knowledge,… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E08 10 Million Dollar Sheriff Part 1 1982 · TV Rosco's Uncle Hosiah dies, and at the reading of his will, learns that he has inherited $10 million. Rosco, frustrated after years of being outfoxed by the… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E26 The Law And Jesse Duke 1983 · TV When Rosco and Cletus go on strike after Boss refuses to give them a pay raise, Uncle Jesse is named the sheriff. Bo and Luke are subsequently deputized to… Internet Archive National Parks: Playground or Paradise? 1980 · Educational · 58 min Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Presents both sides of the ongoing debate between conservationists and environmentalists over the use of… Internet Archive Mary Kay Color Awareness 1985 · Film Cosmetic color advice from Mary Kay Cosmetics, featuring directors Annette Burton, Anita Dellwo, Mona Holte and Sue Kirkpatrick. Internet Archive A Good Thing About Spots 1989 · Educational Cataloged from contributor's data Kindergarten through intermediate grades Tells in verse the story of Sabu, a leopard cub on the African savannah, who… Internet Archive Halley: A Comet Returns 1985 · Educational · 31 min Beginning with a general introduction to comets, the film explores the history of Halley's Comet and advises how it may best be observed and photographed Internet Archive Watunna 1989 · Educational "Based on the book 'Watunna, an Orinoco creation cycle' by Marc de Civrieux, translated to English by David Guss." Various designs inspired by Precolumbian… Internet Archive 25 Years of Progress - Episode 12 - Shuttle Era 1983 · Film With the premier flight of the shuttle Columbia in April, 1981, the era of the reusable space transportation system began. Seven months later Columbia was… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 4 -- Current Flow 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers electron current and conventional current; magnetic field around a wire; "left-hand… Internet Archive CBS News Anti Drug Ads 1987 · Film From liner note: "Media Dope crusade, CBS ad blitz, 5 March 87 This capture retrieved from Dope 18, http://archive.org/details/DOPE018/ Internet Archive Music Lessons 1981 · Educational Awards: Learning magazine award; first prize, MIFED; red ribbon, American Film Festival; 1982 CINE Golden Eagle Edited by Joyce Chopra Narrator: Tom Cole… Internet Archive 25 Years of Progress - Episode 11 - Plantary Discoveries 1983 · Film A brief overview of NASA technology during the years of 1979 and 1980. Some of the highlights include Voyager’s flyby of Jupiter, Pioneers flyby of Saturn,… Internet Archive Black American Odyssey 1987 · Educational The events and personalities of 200 years of Black American history Part 1. Road to freedom, 1770-1900 -- Part 2. Attacking the color barrier, 1900-1963 --… Internet Archive The Middle East: New Frontiers 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Fifth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Diablito De Barrio (1983) 1983 · Feature Diablito de barrio es una película de Argentina filmada en Eastmancolor dirigida por Antonio Cunill (hijo) sobre el guion de Elio Erami que se estrenó el 31… Internet Archive Home for Christmas 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording A young boy in strangely outdated garb passes unnoticed through the Christmas Eve crowds on a journey…