The world's archives
2,545–2,592 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 Ones | Films for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool. |
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| Kids | Cartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature. |
| Tweens | Documentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures. |
| Teens | Everything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower. |
| Adult | Sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage. |
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Here's Looking at You
PE 01 Title from data sheet Presents a realistic approach for addressing poor job performance and the problems that interfere with an employee's work. It…
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DOPE 115
See scans of liner notes for detailed content.
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Alas Smith and Jones - Series 1, Episode 6 (1984)
The 6th episode of Series 1 from the British comedy show Alas Smith and Jones , starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. Originally released on 6 March 1984.
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DOPE 124
CNN on Drug War, Bennett, hemp, Pancho Villa, Colombia, Nightline on War on drugs. See scans of liner notes for detailed content.
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Degrassi Jr High S02E13 - Pass Tense
"Degrassi kids face their final exams, and while Wheels worries that he might not pass, Joey discovers that he may have to repeat the year."
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STS-29: Postflight Press Conference
Press conference with the crew of STS-29 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,…
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Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes
Smithsonian Institution Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes AVA19369VNB1, 1989 Narrated by Roger Mudd, this video is full of detailed, informative graphics and live…
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Alphabet: The Story of Writing, 1 -- The Making of Letters
Shot on location in Italy and England Narrator, Susannah York; producer and director, Jeremy Bennett Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical…
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 2 (1980, better quality)
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…
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CPR for Infants and Young Children
Title from data sheet Junior high school through college students and adults Using animation and scenes of a CPR class, demonstrates the respiratory and…
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Relocation and the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute
Directed and produced by Victoria Mudd In 1974, Congress passed the Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act, partitioning 1.8 million acres of disputed land in…
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(English Dubbed) Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach!
Super Mario Bros.: The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach! is a 1986 Japanese anime film, based on the Super Mario Bros. video game. Directed by Masami…
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 1 (1980)
The first 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…
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 4 (1980)
The 4th 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…
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STS-2: Postflight Press Conference
Press conference with the crew of STS-2 describing mission highlights. To license this film and get a higher quality version for broadcast/film purposes,…
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Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth: City of a Hundred Gates
Studies an Orthodox Jewish settlement established 100 years ago, known as Mea Shearim (the city of 100 years). It remains a self-contained community which…
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 2 (1980)
The second 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…
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POLIZEI, Turkish Movie
POLIZEI, Turkish Movie https://www.tsa.org.tr/en/film/filmgoster/4177/polizei
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Time Bokan Series Itadakiman
Copyright Disclaimer: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting,…
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スーパーアダルトアニメ「青い体験」
Super Adult Animation #1: Blue Moment Note: This is one of the worst commercial VHS tapes I've ever handled. The tape really does start and end at the points…
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Street Hawk S 01 E 08 The Unsinkable 453
The wife of a deposed foreign leader has a soldier of fortune broken out of jail, so that he can help her remove 20 million dollars from a ship. Meanwhile,…
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Degrassi Jr High S03E10 - Twenty Bucks
"Shane spends his monthly child-support money on a concert ticket. Joey asks Caitlin out to win a $20 bet and gets soda in his lap when she realizes what…
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Daumier: Chroniqueur d'une Epoque
Produced by Nico Crama Introduces the caricatures of Honore Daumier, the 19th-century lithographer who created cartoons from the viewpoint of the common man.…
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Smoker's Luck
Shows some significant contrasts in the lives of three boys who come from three different social classes. Relates the ascribed, or inherited, status of each…
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Day By Day - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Thora Birch
https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/day-by-day-1988-tv-series-1988-1989.html
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The Picture Wings of Hawaii
Produced by the BBC for the British Open University Investigates the evolution of the Picture Wing, a group of species of large Drosophila flies in the…
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Alas Smith and Jones - Series 3, Episode 2 (1986)
The second episode of Series 3 from the British comedy show Alas Smith and Jones , starring Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones. Originally released on 25…
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Woodstock: Return To The Planet Of The 60s - Howard Hesseman
https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2011/01/woodstock-return-to-planet-of-60s-1989.html
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Golgo 13- The Professional (1983) Sub and Dub
The first Golgo 13 anime OVA adapted from the Manga by Takao Saito. Released in 1983 and presented in 720p and in Japanese with English subtitles and the…
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Fighter for Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story
National Park Service Fighter For Freedom: The Frederick Douglass Story AVA16378VNB1, 1984? Frederick Douglass, Fighter for Freedom is a 19-minute documentary…
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Degrassi Jr High S01E13 - Revolution
"To make Wheels jealous, Stephanie, the school president, puts Joey into the vacant post of Sports Rep. But the position is traditionally held by a seventh…
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Degrassi Jr High S03E05 - Loves Me, Loves Me Not
"Caitlin gets hurt when she misunderstands Joey's intentions. Alexa's effort to help Michelle win B.L.T.'s attention take an unexpected twist."
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 2, Episode 6 (1980)
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…
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Naughty Naughty - John Parr (1984)
Naughty Naughty - John Parr (1984) 80's video
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Voyager 2: Neptune Rotation, 6-22-89
Computer graphics, actual images, and stock footage of the Voyager 2’s Neptune encounter are narrated with music. June 22, 1989 To license this film and get a…
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Sale of the Century #S-141 (November 11, 1985; credits only)
Originally recorded by Anthony Martin from YouTube, here are credits from the 11/11/1985 episode of Jim Perry's nighttime Sale.
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The Compleat Beatles (1982)
This the Compleat Beatles documentary originally released in 1982. This is a high quality VHS rip.
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Allan Boesak: Choosing for Justice
Narrator, James Earl Jones Interview with the Rev. Allan Boesak, president of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. The effect of apartheid on South…
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Perfect Harmony: The Whiffenpoofs in China
Cataloged from contributor's data Camera, Jeff Wayman ; editor, Leonard Feinstein PBS audiences and high school and secondary school students A documentary…
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Jerusalem of Heaven and Earth: City of David
Producer, Douglas Stanley ; directors, John Jacob and Richard Tombelson ; music Frank Strangio Shows modern Israeli archaeologists excavate the site they…
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Public Places
Film exploration of seven unusual works designed by SITE, a New York architectural firm. Interviews with the public indicate their reaction to the buildings,…
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Great Railway Journeys of the World: Confessions of a Train Spotter
Producer, Roger Laughton Michael Palin, actor and writer of the Monty Python troupe, is also a railway enthusiast, having spent countless hours of his…
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Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends: The Complete Series 1 (1984)
A complete collection of over 26 episodes from the first series of Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends , told by Ringo Starr and based on the Railway Series…
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Mary - Mary Tyler Moore
https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/mary-1985-tv-series-1985-1986.html
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Life and Death in Rio
Alison Tucker Producer, Vic Lockwood ; executive producer, Michael Philps ; academic consultant, Alaistair Gray ; cameraman, Afonso Beto Describes the…
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3-2-1 Contact - episode 502: Signals: Talking Birds, Talking Rooms (September 23, 1986)
Debra sees an anthropologist understanding a parrot's simple form of English. Chantal enters a hospital room that responds to a person's voice to open doors,…
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Not the Nine O'Clock News - Series 3, Episode 5 (1980)
The 5th 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…
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Village Theater in Senegal: Queen Ndate and the French Conquest
Performed in French with English subtitles and an English introduction Title from data sheet Editors, Steve White, Jean Pol-Lefebore ; narrator, Mamour Sarr…