The world's archives

3,985–4,032 of 25,096 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 Alberto y Susana - Clases de Inglés (1980) [1080p] 1980 · TV Alberto Olmedo y Susana Giménez - Clases de Inglés (1980) [1080p] Internet Archive Lovins on the Soft Path: An Energy Future with a Future 1983 · Educational Internet Archive Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Volume 1: Here's Mickey! (1987) VHS 1987 · Cartoon Here's my recording of 'Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Volume 1: Here's Mickey!' (1987). This is the first entry in the second series of 'Walt Disney Cartoon… Internet Archive The American Space Station "Spacelab" 1985 · Film The American Space Station "Spacelab" Found on an old BETAMAX tape, which almost was thrown away. Internet Archive Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999 Andromeda Shuuchakueki [Sub Español] [480p] 1981 · Cartoon A pesar de la destrucción del mundo natal de la mecanización, Andrómeda, el imperio de las máquinas aún se extiende por toda la galaxia y la Tierra se ha… Internet Archive Loader Operations (Part 2) 1986 · Educational Washington State Department of Transportation Video VH-209 Loader Operations (Part 2) Part 2 is an introduction to maneuvering, operations, and the… Internet Archive Highway Safety: Functional Requirements 1989 · Educational Federal Highway Administration Video VH-48A Highway Safety: Functional Requirements The first in a series that demonstrates proper installation and… Internet Archive Freedom Festival '89 - Patrick Duffy 1989 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2013/06/freedom-festival-89-1989-tv.html Internet Archive Vietnam Under Communism 1985 · Film · Subtitles A view of Vietnam ten years after the end of the Vietnamese War which chronicles the accomplishments as well as the problems facing the people of this land. 1… Internet Archive Macron 1: Battle For The Universe... 1986 · Cartoon One of several tapes released in the US. This one was released as a "mini feature" and only includes one episode. The end of the tape includes a promo for… Internet Archive WEWS TV 5 Eyewitness News At 6PM 03/31/1988 1988 · TV WEWS TV 5 Eyewitness News At 6PM newscast from March 31, 1988. Internet Archive Bupa Healthcare 'Mark and Sue' Advert 1988 · Commercial · Subtitles The advert shows a couple (Mark and Sue) at a Bupa hospital. The advert follows Sue's treatment through various stages with a voiceover explaining the… Internet Archive Escape from Sobibor (1987) 1987 · Feature Escape from Sobibor is a 1987 television film based on the true story of a mass escape from the Sobibor extermination camp during World War II. The film… Internet Archive Fruit of the Loom Commercial: "Herstory: Garden of Eden" 1986 · Commercial A commercial for Fruit of the Loom advertising their women's underwear that originally aired sometime in 1986, in which Adam and Eve are introduced to Fruit… Internet Archive Our World - Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandalf 1986 · TV ABC broadcast Internet Archive What Every Child Should Know (1985) 1985 · Educational · Subtitles What Every Child Should Know A Positive Program To Help Your Child Recognize And Avoid Potentially Dangerous Situations READ-ALONG MAGIC VIDEO™ (SQN Corp.,… Internet Archive Stillwatch CBS Tuesday Movie ( Feb. 10, 1987) 1987 · Commercial **Made-for-TV** TV news reporter (Lynda Carter), on assignment to produce a profile of a prominent senator (Angie Dickinson), is plunged into a high-stakes… Internet Archive Dinosaurs! (VHS) 1987 · Film · Subtitles Philip gives a class report on dinosaurs, with the help of an animated chalkboard and Will Vinton 's claymation dinosaurs. Part of the FLEMISHDOG "VHS Shit"… Internet Archive By Daylight To The Fair 1984 · Film This Is The First Time On Pentrex For Our Great Adventures Of Trains, Southern Pacific 4449 Steam Locomotive Has To Go To The Fair In 1984. Internet Archive Cast the First Stone -1989 NBC Monday Night Movie 1989 · Commercial ** Made-for-TV ** (This is the Original NBC broadcast with some commercials - Nov.13,1989) A schoolteacher and former Catholic novice has her life shattered… Internet Archive Olivia Live In Concert (HSV-7, 14/02/83) 1983 · Commercial · Subtitles Olivia Newton-John in concert, with original commercials from Melbourne broadcast. Followed by a special looking back at her career, and first 13 minutes of… Internet Archive Jay Leno's Family Comedy Hour - Jay Leno 1987 · TV https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2011/03/jay-lenos-family-comedy-hour-1987-tv.html Internet Archive 1980年代CM集 (その49) 1984年/80s Japanese commercials #49 (JOEX-TV, 1984) 1984 · Commercial · Subtitles テレビ朝日 1984/07/12 時報 さつま白波 お酒 日本防火協会 「戸じまり用心 火の用心」 ニュードキュメンタリードラマ昭和 松本清張事件にせまる オープニングとスポンサー アート引越センター ドリームサルーン Dream Saloon 桃屋 江戸むらさき ごはんですよ 三田工業 コピー Mita ダイハツ… Internet Archive [1989] Yoma_妖魔_OVA 1989 · Cartoon https://nyaa.si/view/1132901 Internet Archive Computers in Control S01E05 - Recognising the Obvious 1984 · TV Internet Archive Electric Avenue S01E07 1988 · TV Internet Archive Electric Avenue S01E09 1988 · TV Internet Archive Global Geography ★ "Lost" Elementary Geography Series 1988 · Talk Global Geography ★ "Lost" Elementary Geography Series 1988 by the Agency for Instructional Technology Global Geography consists of Ten 15-minute programs… Internet Archive Pavement Structure Repair Techniques: Shoulder Maintenance 1989 · Educational Federal Highway Administration Video VH-335A Pavement Structure Repair Techniques: Shoulder Maintenance Three types of shoulder maintenance on rural roads are… Internet Archive The Drowning Machine 1980 · Educational Internet Archive (FRAGMENT) ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 3期 (Episode 97; Poor Quality; Betamax Rip) 1987 · Commercial This is a very small clip of the last few minutes of Episode 97 of the 1985 Gegege no Kitaro anime series. Unfortunately, this Betamax tape was incredibly… Internet Archive Plymouth Colony: The First Year 1980 · Educational Internet Archive Back To The Forest 1980 · Cartoon Many animals inhabit a peaceful forest known as Placid Forest. They attempt to resist, and ultimately must declare war on, some humans who live in a nearby… Internet Archive Concrete Bridge Deck Repair 1985 · Educational International Road Federation Video VH-25 Concrete Bridge Deck Repair Visit the International Road Federation at http://www.irfnews.org/ - Noncommercial Use… Internet Archive Boardinghouse (1982) [720p60] 1982 · Film Here is something that I've never done before: upload a full-length feature film! But this is not the kind of feature film that you're thinking of... This is… Internet Archive The Hope News Network - Bob Hope 1988 · TV NBC broadcast Internet Archive Growing Up Poor 1985 · Film · Subtitles This documentary examines a generation of children who are raised in poverty and who need more help than the government can provide. Shot in Chester, Pa. it… Internet Archive The Nutt House (1989) 1989 · Film Created by Mel Brooks and Alan Spencer (" Sledge Hammer! "), " The Nutt House " is a wacky short-lived comedy that starred Cloris Leachman (appearing in dual… Internet Archive The Muppet Movie (1979) - Super 8 excerpts [Walton Films/ITC] 1980 · Film A Super 8mm digest/cutdown of 1979's The Muppet Movie, produced by ITC Entertainment and edited by Walton Films. Internet Archive Operator Daily Maintenance of Front End Loaders 1985 · Educational International Road Federation Video VH-111 Operator Daily Maintenance of Front End Loaders Visit the International Road Federation at http://www.irfnews.org/… Internet Archive 1980年代CM集 (その17) 1985年12月/80s Japanese commercials #17 (JOCH-TV, December 1985) 1985 · Commercial · Subtitles 名古屋テレビ 1985年12月 旭化成 Asahi Kasei ヘーベルハウス (終了の数秒のみ) 東海ローカル 三好リッチランド 「スケートリンク」 スズキ アルト Suzuki Alto KAI BAND 東海ローカル 高砂殿 Takasagoden 原田真二 原田貴和子 神杉「酒は神杉」お酒 番宣… Internet Archive Granpa LP 1989 · Film Uploading for archival purposes film no-longer commercially available! Since VHS tapes will fade over time i am putting up a digitized copy here for film… Internet Archive The Shape of Things 1988 · Film · Subtitles Depicts the common structures and shapes that appear in nature through cinematography, still photographs, and drawings. Emphasizes the orderliness and beauty… Internet Archive 1980年代CM集 (その5) 1989年1月13日/80s Japanese commercials #5 (JOCX-TV, January 1989) 1989 · Commercial · Subtitles フジテレビ 放送終了前のCM 深夜・早朝 マイシティ新宿駅 Mycity 新春マイバーガン Weekly Apaman ウイークリーアパマン 雑誌 タケダ胃腸薬21 「問題は翌朝の胃袋だと思う」 劇団四季 「夢から醒めた夢 」ミュージカル 光GENJI 映画 「…これから物語」と「ふ・し・ぎ・なBABY」… Internet Archive Nightforce (1987) full lost action movie 1987 · Film A U.S. senator's daughter (Linda Blair) and friend (James Van Patten) go to Mexico to save her kidnapped girlfriend from terrorists. Visit our YouTube channel… Internet Archive Disney's Greatest Lullabies Volume Two (VHS) 1986 · Film Digitized with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Plus Includes Lullabies from Mary Poppins , Bambi , Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , and More! What better way to say… Internet Archive Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs (1988) US VHS Variants 1988 · Film Here are my recordings of the three VHS variants for 'Disney Sing-Along Songs: Very Merry Christmas Songs' (1988). Yes, there is a new extended version that… Internet Archive The Case of ESP 1984 · Film · Subtitles Looks at the existence of telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and psychokinesis. Includes comments from psychologists, parapsychologists, and physicists 1…