The world's archives
4,369–4,416 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 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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ARMY DRIVER IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NUMBER 12 CONSEQUENCES
Department of Defense - Description: A YOUNG SOLDIER GOES TO A PROMOTION PARTY AND DRINKS EXCESSIVELY AND IS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH HIS CLOSE…
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Saturday Fun Show (Partial, TNT 9, 1984)
Here's half an hour of Saturday Morning goodness from Northern Tasmania circa 1984/85 found at the very end of a Betamax tape. Thankfully its a rather host…
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Fox 1986 Commercial Collection 2
A collection of commercials that aired on Fox sometime in 1986, during an episode of Danger Mouse. Originally recorded by Youtube user N Sands. The…
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The Immune Response
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The Muria
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WDSU New Orleans "Being There: 35 Years Of TV6" January 1984
From the original studio master tape, New Orleans NBC affiliate WDSU's 35th anniversary retrospective ("Being There: 35 Years of TV 6"). Co-hosted by longtime…
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Partnership for a Drug-Free America PSA: "Faces"
An anti-drug PSA produced by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America that originally aired sometime in 1987, in which a woman slowly deteriorates into a…
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もしも明日が…/めだかの兄妹 (Anime Music Videos; Betamax Rip)
Two animated music videos by the group Warabe ( わらべ), ripped from a Betamax tape. The ending segment has the characters from their respective music videos…
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Saturday Morning Cartoonz 1987 W/O/C
1987 KidaVision Saturday Morning ABC Cartoon BlocXx Original Commercials/Bumperz *Care Bears (Partial) *Little Clowns Of HappyTown *My Pet Monster *Pound…
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1985 VHS • Motorhead Live - The Birthday Party 60 FPS
Motorhead Live: The Birthday Party is a concert video documenting a Motorhead performance produced by Wiener World, a home video label active in the 1980s…
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Television - MTV - 1989 (yo mtv raps)
VHS transfer 3 different recordings on tape w/ commercials fair quality
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God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs
Chronicles the history of the creation-evolution controversy in the United States and examines the arguments put forth by the supporters of both views. Nova…
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Australian Music Stars Of The 60s (TCN-9, 1981)
Documentary made by Channel Nine. Includes 4 minutes of The Love Boat that aired afterwards. (Which was preempted by this documentary). Captured from Betamax.…
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NBC November 1988 Commercial Collection
A collection of commercials that aired on NBC on November 1, 1988 during the original airing of the miniseries Favorite Son. Originally recorded by Youtuber…
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Bread, Butter, and Politics
Are large numbers of Americans going to bed hungry as they did before the huge increases in federal food programs a decade ago? This documentary investigates…
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ABC Special Opener (18.11.1989)
Recorded off ABC NSW on November 18, 1989.
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Video Catnip - Entertainment for Cats
Video Catnip - Entertainment for Cats (Pet Avision, Inc.)(1989) VHS Dump 2014-01-20
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1986 VHS • Masters of Animation 60 FPS
Masters of Animation is a documentary exploring the history of animated film from the silent era through the mid-1980s, structured around interviews with and…
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Various 1989 Commercials/Promos
Various Commercials/Promos/Clips from 1989 Channel 6 WRGB. Recorded in 1989. VHS Obviously I do not own these Commercials/Promos. Uploaded for Archival…
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Message in the Rocks
Delves into the mystery of how our planet was formed and how it evolved into its present structure. Examines how clues to the earth's origins may be found in…
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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), a joint American-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery…
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1988 VHS • Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves 60 FPS
Angela Lansbury's Positive Moves is a fitness and wellness VHS program starring Angela Lansbury, released in 1988. The tape runs approximately 49 minutes and…
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VHS Tape July 1983 PBS Brideshead Revisited Parts 1 - 6 And A Critical View With Wilfrid Sheed - Tape 1 of 2
VHS Tape July 1983 PBS Brideshead Revisited Parts 1 - 6 And A Critical View With Wilfrid Sheed - Tape 1 of 2 Without Commercials Video Size: 720x480 Length:…
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A Star is Born (1976) VHS (1988) (USA)
Printed on November 28, 1993. This third telling of the story of a man whose stardom falls as his ingenue's rises casts Kris Kristofferson and Barbra…
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Across Cultures ★ 13 Part Emmy Award winning Series in HD1080 with MKV
Across Cultures is a 13 Part AIT Emmy Award winning Series with John Robbins - in HD1080 with MKV Versions. . _ . My thanks goes out to Ian Parker and Rennard…
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Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster January 28 1986
00:00 - NBC News first replay after Space Shuttle Challenger explodes with Tom Brokaw narrating (KGW Portland). 02:16 - Jesse Moore, Director at Johnson Space…
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Voyager from the Unknown (VHS) (MCA Home Video) (1984)
Voyager from the Unknown (VHS) (MCA Home Video) (1984) Captured using a Diamond VC500 and a Sansui VRDVD-4000A VCR. The MP4 has been edited slightly, the AVI…
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Hostage in Iran
For 444 days, all of America wondered what was happening behind the wall of the American embassy compound in Iran. Film recaptures those fearful days as it…
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Cinderella Express
Everyday salary man Shimano Yuji meets and beds a pretty young girl at his bachelor party. Meeting her again at his wedding, he realises that he has just…
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Urusei Yatsura ltalian OP | Lamù La Ragazza Dello Spazio Italiano OP
Taken from youtube this is the opening to the ltalian ver. of Urusei Yatsura known as Lamù over there. May look around more if I can find this in a better…
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1980年代CM集 (その52) 1988年7月/80s Japanese commercials #52 (JOTX-TV, July 1988)
テレビ東京 1988年7月 クイズ地球まるかじり プレゼント クイズ地球まるかじり スポンサーテロップと終わりテロップ BMWジャパン BMW 5 Series スズキ アルトビーム Suzuki Alto Beam ブルーエンジェル Frontier Lights たばこ Lotteria ロッテリア…
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Vauxhall Cavalier Stuck In Traffic Advert
The advert shows a man picking up his new Vauxhall Cavalier LX from the dealership. The advert then cuts to shots of the car driving along various roads to…
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The Mechanical Universe And Beyond 33 Electric Circuits
The Mechanical Universe and Beyond Episode 33 Electric Circuits The work of Wheatstone, Ohm, and Kirchhoff leads to the design and analysis of how current…
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ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 宝塚ファミリーランド 巨大迷路 鬼太郎のドッキリ妖怪城 1989年 CM
This commercial is advertising Takarazuka Family Land, a theme park located in Japan that shut down sometime in 2003. During the 80s up until its closure, a…
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A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 The Dream Child ( Uncut) + Music Video
So rare that this VHS copy might never see a digital release
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Managing Our Connecticut Forests
University of Connecticut Extension Service Managing Our Connecticut Forests Gives a brief history of Connecticut’s forests and introduces the viewer to a…
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Regraveling
International Road Federation Video VH-132 Regraveling Visit the International Road Federation at http://www.irfnews.org/ - Noncommercial Use Only - Published…
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Happy Birthday Hollywood - Liza Minnelli
https://mytvlog.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-birthday-hollywood-1987-tv.html
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The Doors - Live In Europe (1968) [1988 VHS]
1988 VHS release featuring the Doors playing live in Europe, with interview/behind the scenes segments.
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Time Patrol (Harmony Gold English Dub; Russian Voice Over)
Please note that I am not the person who originally digitized this tape!! All credit should go to those at AniDub!! This is a dub of the original Time Bokan…
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Maclean's Mild Mint Toothpaste Advert
An advert for the new Mild Mint flavour of toothpase under the Maclean's brand, broadcast 1985.
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NBC July 1989 Commercial Collection
A collection of commercials that aired on NBC on July 31, 1989 during Billionaire Boys Club and Channel 5 News. Originally recorded by Youtube user OptimumPx.…
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NBC Nightly News September 9, 1985
NBC Nightly News September 9, 1985 with Tom Brokaw
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1980年代CM集 (その87) 1988年月04/80s Japanese commercials #87 (JOCX-TV, April 1988)
藤子不二雄のキテレツ大百科 ビデオ発売 JOCX-TV2 アイキャッチ 番組テロップ 番宣 ふれ愛II 番宣 熱っぱいの! 番宣 ニュースバスターズ 映画 木村家の人びと シネスイッチ銀座 FTIC 番宣 スパゲティー恋物語 番宣 お葬式 サンプラザステージ ミュージカル イダマンテ Thanks to…
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Give and Take ★ Jr High School Economics course
Give and Take ★ Jr High School Economics course . _ . As Seen on PBS and TVO!!! ... If you like shows like this: you are highly encouraged to donate to your…
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The Mechanical Universe 05 Vectors
The Mechanical Universe Episode 05 Vectors Physics must explain not only why and how much, but also where and which way.…
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Who Shot President Kennedy?
This documentary shows how new scientific methods are being used to review key evidence and theories surrounding Kennedy's death. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60…
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Edge Rut Repair and Graded Gravel Shoulders
Utah Department of Transportation Video VH-60E Edge Rut Repair and Graded Gravel Shoulders This video on maintenance of shoulders begins with a review of the…