The world's archives

2,209–2,256 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 Beijing 1980 · Educational Produced by Sue Yung Li and Shirley Sun A close-up look at the young and old inhabitants of the venerable Chinese capital of Beijing provides insight into… Internet Archive Viper - Linda Purl 1988 · Feature https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/04/viper-1988.html Internet Archive 124. Antes..., Después... (1983) 1983 · Short Film industrial sobre la fàbrica Festo de l'Hospitalet de Llobregat dedicada a la producció d'automatismes. Industrial film about the Festo factory in… Internet Archive Epidemic! Deadliest Weapon in America 1985 · Educational · 30 min Title from data sheet Ages 16 through adult Presents a sobering look at drunk-driving related automobile accidents, presenting revealing statistics about this… Internet Archive Cuarentena, Exilio Y Regreso ( 1984) 1984 · Feature El regreso a la Argentina del historiador, periodista y escritor Osvaldo Bayer luego de sus años de exilio en Alemania. (FILMAFFINITY) Dir. Carlos Echeverria… Internet Archive The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - The Complete Collection (Cinar - English dub) 1986 · Cartoon "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a Japanese anime television series adaptation based on four of the original early 20th century Oz books by L. Frank Baum. In… Internet Archive Single Stage Amplifiers 1981 · Film Training video for the electronics industry covering the topic "Single- Stage Amplifiers" and includes testing, schematics and operation in a circuit. This is… Internet Archive The Last Tasmanian Ancestors 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Australia) Intended audience: High school students through adults Issued also as videorecording Covers the… Internet Archive A Very Special Place 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Issued also as videorecording Gives the viewer an opportunity to observe the value of Assateague Island National Seashore, a barrier… Internet Archive Palladio, the architect and his influence in America 1980 · Educational · 23 min Palladio, the architect and his influence in America Reel 1 Reel 2 available here Writer, James S. Ackerman; cinematography, John Terry Survey of the works of… Internet Archive The Rock Cycle 1982 · Educational Loop film in cartridge With student's guide Illustrates the development of the rock cycle through the igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic stages. Examines… Internet Archive I'm a Mammal and So Are You 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Shows animals, such as lions, giraffes, and rabbits, in their natural habitats and shows their… Internet Archive Gossamer Albatross [motion picture] : flight of imagination 1980 · Educational · 51 min Hal Holbrook True story of a human powered aircraft and its' record breaking flight Internet Archive The Adaptive Radiation of the Silversword Alliance 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Demonstrates how study of the chromosomes of a species provides clues to the history of the plants in the… Internet Archive Tomorrow's Energy Today 1981 · Educational Issued also as 3/4 in. videocassette An overview of several working alternate-energy installations around the world. Solar, biomass, and biogas systems are… Internet Archive Western Europe: A New Look 1986 · Educational · 24 min Produced by Sam Bryan A topical overview of Western Europe, touching on legends, the effect of Christianity, the impact of the printing press,… Internet Archive Terrorism - A Personal Threat 1986 · Film Interviews air force personnel and marines who were affected by terrorist acts. Shows footage from Beruit, Puerto Rican and Costa Rican bombings. This film… Internet Archive The Wind in the Willows - Mole's Cousin (1984) 1984 · TV SERIES 1 - EPISODE 6 Internet Archive 3 2 1 Contact - Season 2 - Survival: Energy Episode 4 - 1983 1983 · TV Paco attempts to surprise the others by preparing bread–and ends up surprising himself. In The Bloodhound Gang, Vikki senses something afoul at the séance. Internet Archive An Institutional Response to AIDS 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Camera, Charles Bemis ; editor, Gene Ferraro Intended audience: Hospital supervisory staff Issued also as videorecording Depicts a… Internet Archive Heritage: Civilization and the Jews, 7 -- The Golden Land 1984 · Educational · 58 min Host Abba Eban explores the universal meaning of the Holocaust, defining that tragedy as a tragedy for all civilized people. Internet Archive Apollo program oral history. Part 2 1989 · Film Panel dicussion describing the management structure of the Apollo program. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive İnatçı, Turkish Movie 1988 · Feature İnatçı, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4124/inatci Internet Archive Space Works, Episode 8 1986 · Film Episode 8 of Space Works examines two topics: The Landsat satellite pictures of the Los Angeles coastal region; and the shuttle flyby mission linked to radar… Internet Archive Selling: The Power of Confidence 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Senior high school through college and adult Issued also as videorecording Shows how a salesperson can often be… Internet Archive STS-34: Postflight Press Conference 1989 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-34 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive War Without Winners II 1982 · Educational · 28 min An updated version of the 1979 film, War without winners Director, Haskell Wexler; narrator, Paul Newman This new edition of the film War without winners… Internet Archive The Computer Programme (ABC TV Intro) Episode 6 1983 · TV When the BBC "The Computer Programme" aired in Australia, ABC TV recorded new intros with Iain Finlay (Creator of "Beyond 2000") Internet Archive Planning The Apollo Missions, Part 1 1989 · Film The second lecture in the Apollo 20th Anniversary Celebration Speaker’s Series. Held July 18, 1989 at the Johnson Space Center. Presentations by Owen Maynard,… Internet Archive With Eyes Wide Open 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording An intimate view of a severely retarded young man named Richard Wawro who is… Internet Archive Tender Is The Night - Peter Strauss, Mary Steenburgen 1985 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/07/tender-is-night-1985-tv-mini-series.html Internet Archive Resource Geology 1983 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University A comprehensive overview of the rock cycle of the earth's crust, illustrating the natural forces at work… Internet Archive The Computer Programme (ABC TV Intro) Episode 2 1984 · TV When the BBC "The Computer Programme" aired in Australia, ABC TV recorded new intros with Iain Finlay (Creator of "Beyond 2000" Internet Archive The Fitness Fad CBC Edmonton Extra special 1983 1982 · TV Edmonton Extra investigative special produced in 1983 by xtv (CBXT, channel 5), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation affiliate in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.… Internet Archive Violence Jack ALL OVA'S 1986-1990 1986 · Feature WARNING: THIS SERIES CONTAINS GRAPHIC SEXUAL VIOLENCE, GRAPHIC VIOLENCE, GRAPHIC SEXUAL ABUSE, TORTURE AND DISTURBING SCENES AND IMAGERY! VIEWER DISCRETION IS… Internet Archive How Far Home: Veterans After Vietnam 1983 · Educational Copyright: Northern Light Productions. DCR 1983; PUB 7Aug83; REG16Oct84; PA248-080 Ages 16 through adult Cinematographer, Bestor Cram ; editor and camera… Internet Archive South America: A New Look 1985 · Educational · 24 min Peter Fernandez Edited by Geraldine Peroni ; photography by Sam Bryan, Clay Francisco, Cinemateca Chilena, Dan Weaks Previous edition issued in 1973 as… Internet Archive Las aventuras de Tremendo (1986) [1080p] 1986 · Feature Las aventuras de Tremendo (1986) [1080p] Internet Archive Louisiana - Margot Kidder, Hilly Hicks 1984 · Feature Pay cable broadcast Internet Archive The Secret Agent 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Adults Issued also as videorecording Traces the history and use of herbicides 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, known in Vietnam… Internet Archive The. Dukes. Of. Hazzard S 03 E 21 The Great Hazzard Hijack 1982 · TV To help out family friend Emma Tisdale when she goes on vacation, Bo and Luke take over daily operations of her taxicab service. The Duke boys' first clients… Internet Archive Booker T. Washington: The Life and the Legacy 1982 · Educational VHS Narrator, Gil Noble Maurice Woods, Al Freeman, Jr Reproduced and captioned, with permission from Harpers Ferry Historical Association, 2002 Traces the… Internet Archive The Golden Honeymoon 1980 · Educational · 26 min Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Teresa Wright, James Whitmore Executive producer, Robert Geller; director, Noel Black Based on the… Internet Archive Your Town 1981 · Educational · 25 min Writer: Elizabeth Longfellow Narrator, Orson Welles Previously released on VHS by Phoenix/BFA Films and Video, New York "Orson Welles tells the story of… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 7 (1980) 1980 · TV The 7th episode of Series 3 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith and Griff Rhys… Internet Archive Whistle in the Wind 1983 · Educational Based on John H. Culp's A whistle in the wind A Bolivian folktale, told by a father to his son in their California home, represents the passing on of… Internet Archive My Bloody Valentine(1981)DC REMASTERED 1981 · Feature A decades-old folk tale surrounding a deranged murderer killing those who celebrate Valentine's Day turns out to be true to legend when a group defies the… Internet Archive Montaigne Dans Son Labyrinthe 1980 · Educational Michel Butor, professor of literature at the University of Geneva and one of France's foremost contemporary writers, historian Georges Duby, and art historian…