The world's archives

2,401–2,448 of 25,068 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 Father & Son: The Phantom of the Park 1983 · Educational Originally released as Vater und Sohn: Das Gespenst (The Ghost) A ghost manages to scare the wits out of a park full of strollers, including Father. One of… Internet Archive Combat in the Classroom 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Narrator, Ed Asner Intended audience: Ages 15 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents, through interviews with… Internet Archive Time Bokan Series Yattodetaman 1981 · Cartoon Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,… Internet Archive キューティレモン ふ・た・た・び 総集編 1989 · Cartoon Sukeban Shokai Cutie Lemon omnibus, containing episodes 1 thru 3. Originally produced by Five Star; re-released by Five Star's parent company AV Japan. Internet Archive Weighing the Choices: Positive Approaches to Nutrition 1981 · Educational Vicky Newman Advisory committee, Joseph M. Cannella ... and others Abstract: To minimize dietary health risks, foods that offer alternate choices to the… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 4 (1980) 1980 · TV The 4th 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 Degrassi Jr High S02E07 - Bottled Up 1988 · TV "Rick and Caitlin try to help Kathleen when they discover that her mother is an alcoholic." Internet Archive Degrassi Jr High S02E09 - Dog Days 1988 · TV "Stephanie's depression deepens as her father continues to fight for custody and her mother makes plans to remarry." Internet Archive For All Practical Purposes - 02: Moving Picture Show 1987 · TV Episode 2 of the educational tv series "For All Practical Purposes": "Moving Picture Show". Internet Archive Sasuga No Sarutobi (1982) 1982 · Cartoon Nikumaru, meaning "meatball" in Japanese, is a seventeen year old student in Ninja High School, a special school for the training of Ninja. He is short and… Internet Archive Filmstrip: "People Live in Communities" 1988 · 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 The A Team S 01 E 08 Holiday In The Hills 1983 · TV The team are hired to help a watermelon farmer deliver his crop to market. Internet Archive Toward Immortality 1983 · Educational · 26 min Interviewees, Dr. Robert Butler, Dr. Roy Walford, Dr. Edward Masoro, Dr. Howard Hopps, Edward Schneiderm, Susan Fortney, Anderson Smith Host, Collin Siedor… Internet Archive I Will See Such Things 1983 · Educational · 28 min Dr. Albert Hibbs hosts a film on the subject of the planet Uranus, citing new discoveries and the Voyager II space craft. The film includes a visit to the… Internet Archive The Middle East: Captains and Kings 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet A foreign film (Canada) Sixth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Intended audience: Junior high school… Internet Archive Captain Harlock And The Queen Of A Thousand Years 1985 · Cartoon 61 episodes of the extremely rare Captain Harlock and the Queen of A Thousand Years anime series by Harmony Gold. Harmony Gold created this Frankenstein of a… Internet Archive On the Shoulders of Giants 1984 · Educational Title from data sheet Traces the events and people who led to America's space program, including Goddard's early experiments, the use of Hitler's own… Internet Archive STS-1: Postflight Press Conference 1981 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-1 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Spaghetti A Mezzanotte 1988 1981 · Feature · Subtitles Savino (Lino Banfi) discovers his wife Celeste (Barbara Bouchet) is fooling around. Of course, Lino is having an affair with Elvira (Alida Chelli) so I am not… Internet Archive Telemarketing: 2 -- Becoming a Pro on the Phone 1983 · Educational Emphasizes the professional image of the telemarketing career person. Deals with rejections as steps to positive growth, and shows how to develop positive… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 3 (1980, better quality) 1980 · TV The third episode of Series 2 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith and Griff Rhys… Internet Archive Ground Truth: Archeology in the City 1988 · Educational Direction de la production et réalisation, Richard E. Robinson Récit de la découverte (1980) et de l'excavation archéologique d'un cimetière noir… Internet Archive Oil: From Small Beginnings 1981 · Educational Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Describes the optimum geologic conditions for oil formation and considers the controversy between earth… Internet Archive Certs Commercial - Get Certs, Get Closer 1980 · Commercial Television commercial for Certs Internet Archive Terence Trent D' Arby Live 1988 · Film Introducing the Hardline TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY Live Japanese Edition -- description from VHS box. Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 6 (1980, better quality) 1980 · TV The 6th episode of Series 2 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith and Griff Rhys… Internet Archive The Heart of the Dragon: 11 -- Creating 1984 · Educational Anthony Quayle Discusses contemporary Chinese arts (painting, music, poetry), and explores the philosophic and historic traditions, especially religious,… Internet Archive The Middle East: The Story of Oil 1984 · Educational (Available for public performance.) Ninth in a series of fourteen programs originally shown on television Tells how the expansion of the Middle East's oil… Internet Archive The Cathedral Engineers 1983 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Ages 16 through adult Issued also as videorecording Documents the long process of building New York's Cathedral of… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 6 (1980, better quality) 1980 · TV The 6th 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 Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 8 (1980) 1980 · TV The 8th 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 J.J. Starbuck - Dale Robertson 1987 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/jj-starbuck-1987-tv-series-1987-1988.html Internet Archive Valentina - Mary Sellers 1988 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/04/valentina-1988-tv-series-1988-1989.html Internet Archive Bumper To Bumper Traffic at Heritage USA (Nov 1986) 1986 · TV I would be highly ticked off at Jim Bakker if I had to wait 4 hours in bumper to bumper traffic to get to my hotel at Heritage USA. Internet Archive Coping with Serious Illness: Pain 1980 · Educational Narrator, Meryl Streep Documentary footage of the last years of cancer patient Joan Robinson shows approaches to coping with both pain and the fear of pain. A Internet Archive STS-3: Postflight Press Conference 1982 · Talk Press conference with the crew of STS-3 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,… Internet Archive Soupman 1981 · Educational Title from data sheet Intended audience: Elementary grades and junior high school Issued also as videorecording A fourteen-year-old boy, who steals from… Internet Archive Assignment: forces 1986 · Film NASA astronauts, 4-H members and "Impulse," and animated satellite, ask and answer questions about gravity. To license this film and get a higher quality… Internet Archive Eastern Mystics of the Golden West 1980 · Educational Title from data sheet Photographer, Steven Poitras; editor, Josette Bonte; consultant, Randolph Pitts Intended audience: Junior high school students through… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 2 (1980) 1980 · TV The second episode of Series 2 from the British comedy show Not the Nine O'Clock News . Starring Rowan Atkinson , Pamela Stephenson , Mel Smith and Griff Rhys… Internet Archive Poisonous Plants 1989 · Educational Warns against the dangers of a variety of poisonous plants found in the northern section of the United States Internet Archive Animal Families: The Turtle 1986 · Educational Provides factual information about the diet, growth, appearance, and behavior of turtles. BIBLIOGRAPHY TO THIS FILM AND OTHERS IN THIS SERIES (see 3rd page)… Internet Archive KGB CONNECTIONS (PARTS 1 & 2) 1981 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration KGB CONNECTIONS (PARTS 1 & 2) U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999) ARC Identifier 54508 / Local… Internet Archive Bombs Will Make the Rainbow Break 1982 · Educational Title from data sheet A documentary which captures the dynamics of children, through their voices and artwork, as they realize, at varying ages and in… Internet Archive Degrassi Jr High S03E08 - Star Crossed 1989 · TV "True to her horoscope, Erica falls madly in love after catching a glimpse of Clutch. So when Clutch asks her sister, Heather, to the charity bowling match,… Internet Archive The Video Wine Guide With Host Dick Cavett 1982 · Film "The Video Wine Guide is a critically-acclaimed 90-minute video reference to the fascinating world of wine. Presented in an information-packed, visually… Internet Archive The Middle East: Sects and Violence 1984 · Educational Explains how the three major religions of the Middle East are differentiated into various smaller sects which compete for influence and souls. Seventh in a… Internet Archive Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 8 (1980, better quality, not complete) 1980 · TV The 8th 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…