The world's archives

1,969–2,016 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 For Paul 1983 · Educational An autobiographical film by the director of "Michael: A Gay Son" which documents the filmmaker's long-term involvement in a relationship characterized by… Internet Archive Drugs, Smoking, and Alcohol During Pregnancy 1983 · Educational Intended audience : High school and general audiences Portrays in a contemporary manner the hazardous effects of smoking, alcohol, street drugs, aspirin, and… Internet Archive Grant Wood's America 1983 · Educational Shows how the historical milieu in which he lived influenced Grant Wood's art. Includes interviews with people who knew the artist and looks at his paintings. Internet Archive Dog Days of Arthur Cane 1984 · Educational Based on the book by T. Ernesto Bethancourt Music by Misha Segal ; editor, Jerry Eisenberg Ross Harris, John Scott Clough, Linda Henning, Alex Henteloff… Internet Archive NASA Images 4 1987 · Film This video is the fourth in a four part series that contains historic images of the United States’ space program. This episode for grades 4 to 12 contains two… Internet Archive AIDS 89 MAY QUARTERLY 1989 · Film · Subtitles 48 Hours, Gay Bashing, Koop. See scans of liner notes for detailed content. Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E17 Pin The Tail On The Dukes 1982 · TV Bo and Luke have their hands full with Boss Hogg, as they try to thwart a lawsuit for destroying county property (a hair dryer made up to look like a speed… Internet Archive Patlabor: The Movie (1989) [Manga Entertainment Dub] & [Original 1989 Japanese Sound Mix] 1989 · Cartoon This DVD rip contains: -English Audio [1995 Manga Entertainment Dub] (5.1 - 448kbps) -Japanese Audio [Original 1989 Sound Mix] (2.0 - 192 kbps) -English… Internet Archive Knitting, Crochet, Quilting: The Basics 1987 · Film "A beginner's guide to beautiful needlework with expert craftswoman Barbara Johnston."-- description from box. Internet Archive Journey Through the Solar System, Episode 4: Earth, The Planet 1982 · Film In episode 4 of Journey Through the Solar System planet earth is examined from the vantage point of space. We learn about the atmosphere and magnetic field.… Internet Archive Kathy Smith's Body Basics 1985 · Film Low-impact aerobics for beginners to more advanced.-- description from box. Internet Archive If You Could See What I Hear 1982 · Film Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E03 Diamons In The Rough 1982 · TV Everyone's after a sack of diamonds that had accidentally been dropped from an armed robber's vehicle driving through Hazzard, and all roads lead to the Duke… Internet Archive The Guardian - Martin Sheen, Louis Gossett Jr. 1984 · Feature Basic cable broadcast Internet Archive Mr.Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland 1980 · Educational · 59 min Mr.Ludwig's Tropical Dreamland Fela Sowande of Nigeria, African musicologist, composer, and organist, explains how contemporary African music has mingled… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S03 E17 Along Came A Duke 1982 · TV The Dukes' cousin, Jeb Stewart Duke, assists the clan in helping retrieve a priceless sword once owned by Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Boss had arranged the theft… Internet Archive Acid Rain: In Search of Solutions 1986 · Film This program profiles current scientific research into acid rain. The origins and effects, as well as possible solutions to the problem of acid rain are… Internet Archive The Piano Lesson 1983 · Educational Son transforms a dull piano lesson into a cheerful but strenuous group effort, and the boy dupes Father into a surprise finale Internet Archive Calling the Shots: The Advertising of Alcohol 1982 · Educational Examines the images used by advertizers to sell alcohol products. Based on the lectures, slide presentations, and research of Jean Kilbourne, media analyst… Internet Archive Bobby Wants To Meet Me (1980) 1980 · TV Summer 1978 and Bob Dylan is due to give a concert at Earls Court. In the north of England in the offices of a rather seedy music magazine called Changes, the… Internet Archive Journey Through the Solar System, Episode 4: Earth, The Planet 1982 · Film In episode 4 of Journey Through the Solar System planet earth is examined from the vantage point of space. We learn about the atmosphere and magnetic field.… Internet Archive Profiles of Nature: The Hummingbird 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Ages 12 through adults Shows many of the world's hummingbirds in a variety of habitats ranging from the… Internet Archive Voyager 1: Saturn Encounter 1981 · Educational Photographs taken by Voyager 1 during its encounter with Saturn in October and November 1980. Shows Saturn's atmosphere, rings and moons "Produced for NASA… Internet Archive America Hurts: The Drug Epidemic 1987 · Educational Collin Seidor, host General public Examines the growing menace of cocaine, crack, PCP, marijuana and the newly appearing "designer drugs." Interviews with… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E22 Birds Gotta Fly 1983 · TV Pro circuit Molly Hargrove offers Daisy a spot on the NASCAR women's racing circuit. But Molly knows a lot more about the job than she's willing to tell Daisy. Internet Archive Frontline - Stopping Drugs Pt. 2 1987 · Educational Stopping Drugs, Part II Frontline #504 Original Air Date February 17, 1987 Produced and directed by Andrew Liebman Written by Graham Chedd and Andrew Liebman… Internet Archive Working with Difficult People 1984 · Educational · 26 min Produced and directed by Jack E. White, written by Larry Levy and Brian Weiss Three difficult behavior types; the highly critical, the passive and frustrated… Internet Archive Processed World street vending 1982 · Film Lucius Cabins, Helen Highwater and Linda Thomas hawking Processed World magazine at Market and Montgomery in the summer of 1982. Internet Archive Minder (1984) SE5 - EP2 What Makes Shamy Run 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE5 - EP2 What Makes Shamy Run? [12 th Sep 1984] Shamy a young Anglo-Indian conman and petty crook, working in a Brick Lane video shop, settles… Internet Archive Comets: Windows Into Time 1981 · Film Presents three parts on comets. Reveals that comets were born with the sun some 4.5 billion years ago but, unlike planets, the primitive ice and dust of… Internet Archive Polizeiruf 110 (64): Der Einzelgänger (1980) 1980 · TV Original Airdate: May 18, 1980 for Deutscher Fernsehfunk (DDR) Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 6 -- Series and Parallel Resistors 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers resistors in series; calculation of current in a circuit of known resistance;… Internet Archive Mama's Family | Episode 21 | Gert Rides Again 1983 · TV Mama's Family season 2, episode 8 Gert Rides Again aired on NBC 1983.12.01 Internet Archive Insect Hormones: The Control of Moulting 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Observes the moulting of the tobacco hornworm, a complex process controlled by hormone systems, endocrine… Internet Archive Minder (1984) SE5 - EP5 Second Hand Pose 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE5 - EP5 Second Hand Pose [10 th Oct 1984] Terry is nearly frozen to death in a butcher’s cold store. On recovery, he angrily swears not to… Internet Archive Otra Esperanza (1984) 1984 · Feature Otra esperanza es una película de Argentina filmada en colores dirigida por Mercedes Frutos sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Jorge Goldenberg… Internet Archive Sylvia: Summer Before College 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 13 through adult Issued also as videorecording A portrait of eighteen-year-old Sylvia Hall, showing her… Internet Archive The Dukes of Hazzard S04 E25 Share And Share Alike 1983 · TV In a nod to the ongoing Equal Rights Amendment debate, Lulu and Daisy co-form the Hazzard County Equal Rights Society to decry overbearing treatment from men.… Internet Archive RAI 1988: il meglio di un anno di tv 1988 · TV Presentazione ad uso promozionale / aziendale delle migliori trasmissioni trasmesse sulla Rai nel 1988 Internet Archive Before the First Word 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Photographer, John Lindley ; film editor, Sara Fishko Intended audience: Junior high school through adults Issued also as… Internet Archive Basic Electricity: 13 -- Earth Grounds and Short Circuits 1982 · Educational Consultant, James M. McGrath, Lane Technical High School, Chicago Covers the ground: zero volts; faulty insulation; the "ground" connection; open circuit;… Internet Archive Himno Nacional del Perú (Panamericana Televisión, 1989) 1989 · TV Canal: Panamericana Televisión - Canal 5 Fecha de grabación: 28 de julio de 1989 Cortesía: trapigula (Canal de YouTube) Link del video:… Internet Archive Minder (1984) SE5 - EP7 Hypnotising Rita 1984 · TV Minder (1984) SE5 - EP7 Hypnotising Rita [24 th Oct 1984] Arthur and Terry provid sanctuary to a young girl, Rita, and her boyfriend. Rita’s brothers are… Internet Archive Jack and the Dentist's Daughter 1984 · Educational Kent Jackman, Deidre Johnson Writers, Julian Yochum [and others] Live dramatization featuring a predominantly black cast set in the early 1930's in a small… Internet Archive Butch Minds the Baby 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Jerry O'Shea (Butch), Harry Gaunt (Harry the Horse), Ivan Caton (Damon Runyon) Photographer, Ian McMillan ; editor, Peter Beston ;… Internet Archive Wildlife On One - S15E04 - The Case of the Vanishing Squirrel - x264 1987 · TV Always on my quest to find everything Sir David Attenborough, here's another Wildlife on One episode that did not seem to be available anywhere online. Found… Internet Archive He's Not Your Son - Donna Mills, Ken Howard 1984 · Feature Syndicated broadcast Internet Archive The. Dukes. Of. Hazzard S 03 E 10 The Great Santa Claus Chase 1982 · TV Boss hires a trio of criminals to hijack a load of Christmas trees bound for Hazzard, knowing that Bo and Luke were responsible for the deliveries and receipt…