The world's archives

385–432 of 25,357 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 IBM Personal System 2 1987 · TV · Subtitles A first look at the new IBM PS2 computer and its design and interface innovations. Guests: Tony Harris, Digital Research; David Bunnell, PCW Communications;… Internet Archive Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst - Folge 128 bis 158 1980 · TV German true crime show "Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst" fron the early 1980s. Internet Archive Mama's Family | Eps. 3,4 | The Wedding 1983 · TV Mama's Family - s01e03 - The Wedding (Part 1) s01e04 - The Wedding (Part 2) aired on NBC: 1983.02.05,12 Vint and Naomi tie the knot. Internet Archive Mother Goose Gospel: Video Vol. 1 1989 · Film Gospel interpretation of a variety of children's songs. "A Live Action Sing-Along Video" Internet Archive Hart To Hart Season 5 1982 · TV The Complete Series 5 of Hart to Hart Internet Archive Mainframes to Minis to Micros 1984 · TV · Subtitles This was the very first episode of the Computer Chronicles, originally broadcast in September 1983, covering the history and ancestry of today's PC. Guests:… Internet Archive Manimal 1983 · TV Manimal é uma série de televisão de curta duração que iniciou em 30 de Setembro de 1983 e se estendeu até 17 de Dezembro de 1983, na NBC. Contava a história… Internet Archive Savage Journey (1983) 1983 · Feature They forged a new land in the untamed wilderness - with their heart, their hands, and their faith in god. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Life with Lucy (The Complete Series) [1986] 1986 · TV Life with Lucy is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. Created by Bob Carroll Jr. and Madelyn Davis, the series aired for one season on ABC from… Internet Archive Murphy Brown - S01E05 - Murphy's Pony 1988 · TV Murphy Brown - S01E05 - Murphy's Pony Video Size: 720x480 Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious,… Internet Archive Good Taste Made Bad Taste 1988 · Short A short documentary about the sudden popularity of the 1987 culthit Bad Taste. With a look on how it was made and a short biographic story about the film's… Internet Archive Last of the Log Drives 1981 · Film · Subtitles Film about the last great log drive on the Clearwater River in Idaho in 1971. Titles in film: "Log drive scenes used in this film were photographed along the… Internet Archive Love those Trains 1984 · Educational · 58 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Camera, James Lipscomb, Carl Kriegeskotte ; editor, Victor Kanefsky ; narrator, James Witmore Issued also as videorecording Presents… Internet Archive Little Women: Christmas Eve 1981 · Cartoon English dub of an episode the early 80's anime adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel. This episode covers the "Christmas Eve" chapter. As the… Internet Archive The Case of the UFOs 1984 · Educational · 30 min · Subtitles The Case of the UFOs Search Educational Film Journals at Media History Project for references to this film Summary Examines the evidence for and against the… Internet Archive The Jim Henson Hour EP 1 (1989) 1989 · TV The Jim Henson Hour EP 1 (1989) Jim Henson's last tv series playing Kermit. WATCH AND DOWNLOAD EPISODES FREE! https://www.wco.tv/anime/the-jim-henson-hour-1989 Internet Archive Mr Merlin - Complete Series 1981 1981 · TV Mr. Merlin is an American sitcom that ran for one season, from 1981 to 1982, about Merlin the wizard (played by Barnard Hughes ), who is immortal, living in… Internet Archive Murphy Brown - S01E03 - Nowhere to Run 1988 · TV Murphy Brown - S01E03 - Nowhere to Run Video Size: 720x480 Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious,… Internet Archive Circus Kids 1984 · Educational Portrays circus life through the eyes of Traci, an eleven-year-old girl whose grandfather owns Carson and Barnes Circus. Shows a typical day during the circus… Internet Archive La Busqueda ( 1985) 1985 · Feature La búsqueda es una película argentina policial y de acción estrenada el 19 de septiembre del año 1985. Dirigida por Juan Carlos Desanzo . Escrita por Lito… Internet Archive Enos (Season 1) 1980 · TV Enos is a short-lived American action-comedy television series and a spin-off of The Dukes of Hazzard . It originally aired on CBS from November 12, 1980, to… Internet Archive Decision Support Systems 1984 · TV · Subtitles Expert systems software and artificial intelligence applications. Guests: Gary Kildall, DRI; Mike Thoma, Mgmt Decisn Sys; Steve Weyl, Syntelligence; Jim… Internet Archive Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense - Paint Me A Murder ( 1984 THRILLER Murder Mys) 1984 · TV · 1 h 10 min ** Luke Lorenz is a artist whose paintings don't sell. His imaginative wife Sandra reasons that sales of his works would increase tenfold if he were to die,… Internet Archive Super Gran (1985 - 87) Complete Series 1985 · TV Children's fantasy series based on the books by Forrest Wilson, about Granny Smith (Gudrun Ure) and her adventures facing off against the Scunner Campbell… Internet Archive Life's First Feelings 1986 · TV Discusses research which examines infants' emotions, the expression and development of emotions, and the role early feelings play in child development. Internet Archive Land of the tiger 1985 · Educational · 58 min Shows tigers stalking, capturing, and devouring prey; marking territorial boundaries; mating; caring for young cubs; languidly resting; and loudly voicing… Internet Archive Murphy Brown - S01E04 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered 1988 · TV Murphy Brown - S01E04 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered Video Size: 720x480 Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic,… Internet Archive The Day The Universe Changed: I it Started with Greeks 1986 · Educational · 54 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Host, James Burke In two parts Ages 16 through adults Explains how the questioning, rational attitude of the ancient Greeks has… Internet Archive The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Kristy McNichol 1981 · Feature Basic cable broadcast Internet Archive Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson 1988 · Film This "homemade" video of interviews and conversations with Timothy Leary and Robert Anton Wilson is from the Michael Horowitz Archive. Internet Archive Pero Sigo Siendo El Rey(1988) 1988 · Feature Film sobre la vida del cantautor José Alfredo Jiménez. Internet Archive Cry of the Innocent (1980) 1980 · Feature An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of… Internet Archive The Shock of the New: Culture as Nature. 1980 · Educational · 29 min · Subtitles Title from data sheet Also issued as videorecording Writer and narrator, Robert Hughes Discusses why the 20th century brought about a major change in the… Internet Archive MIGHTY ORBOTS "The Wish World" (1984) 1984 · Cartoon MIGHTY ORBOTS "The Wish World" (1984) Watch and download all episodes! https://streamani.net/videos/mighty-orbots-dub-episode-1… Internet Archive Murphy Brown - S01E15 - Mama Said 1989 · TV Murphy Brown - S01E15 - Mama Said Video Size: 720x480 Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious, often… Internet Archive The Other Hell 1980 1980 · Feature Father Valerio is sent to investigate a monastery after the disappearance of several nuns, however things are far more complicated than they appear to be. Internet Archive Hay Unos Tipos Abajo (1985) 1985 · Feature Hay unos tipos abajo es una película argentina de suspenso de 1985 dirigida por Rafael Filipelli , Emilio Alfaro , Andrés Di Tella y Julio Karp , según el… Internet Archive Cracked Up (No Closed Captions) 1987 · Film · Subtitles "Seventeen-year-old track star, John Owens, has never used any drug stronger than pot, until he meets an older woman who introduces him to crack cocaine. He… Internet Archive Murphy Brown - S01E07 - Set Me Free 1988 · TV Murphy Brown - S01E07 - Set Me Free Video Size: 720x480 Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious,… Internet Archive Cries in the Night (1980) 1980 · Feature A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn the place into a bed-and-breakfast inn. After they open,… Internet Archive Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst Folge 159 bis 181 1983 · TV Aktenzeichen XY ungelöst Folge 159 bis 181, german television true crime show Internet Archive The Yellow Rose - 1983 Full Series NBC 1983 · TV American Western soap opera television series that was broadcast on NBC from October 2, 1983 - May 12, 1984 which focuses on two Texas families fighting for… Internet Archive Computer Graphics 1984 · TV · Subtitles A review of computer art, graphics capabilities of computers and professional computer graphics systems. Guests: Herb Lechner, SRI International; Don… Internet Archive The Day the Universe Changed:5- Science Revises the heavens 1985 · Educational · 54 min VHS Written and presented by James Burke; produced by the BBC and RKO Pictures Notes that investigators such as Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton… Internet Archive DOPE 050 1987 · Film · Subtitles Hooters Johnny B (drug song), AIDS & Heteros, harmonic convergence, Wavy Gravy's camp, Back to the Future reefer, steroids, See scans of liner notes for… Internet Archive Back to Chernobyl 1989 · TV NOVA goes to the Soviet Union for an investigation of the Chernobyl nuclear plant disaster, to see the plant as it stands today, and to hear opposing views on… Internet Archive Amiga 2500 1989 · TV · Subtitles A look at the new Amiga models including the Amiga 2500 and new software and peripherals for the Amiga computers. Guests: Tom Stearns, Commodore; Lou Wallace,… Internet Archive Computer Music 1984 · TV · Subtitles The computer as a creative tool used to make, display and store music. Guests: John Chowning, Stanford; Will Harvey, Electronic Arts; Ellen Lapham, Syntauri;…