The world's archives
4,609–4,656 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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Toxic Trials
This program examines the origin of hazardous waste in Woburn, and follows government and private investigators as they try to assess the extent of…
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Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1980) anime telefilm. Animation by Tatsunoko, dubbed version by 3B Productions.
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Timefighters in the Land of Fantasy
80's movie edit dub of episodes from the classic 70's anime Time Bokan in which two teens, a parrot and a robot battle with a team of malcontents who travel…
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ALCF James Kilgore Films Clip 5221
This clip (5217) is part of The James Kilgore Film Collection: Four Decades of Innovative Amateur Filmmaking. The collection includes amateur narrative films…
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Schoolhouse Rock!: ABC Multiplication Rock (1987 VHS)
Digitized via Firewire with Canopus ADVC-110 and WinDV Presented by Cloris Leachman My Hero Zero Three is a Magic Number Ready or Not, Here I Come And Many…
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VHS Recordings: Three Stooges Marathon With Commercials
From a collection of tapes found on the side of the road. This tape contains portions of a 3 Stooges marathon, aired on a Boston-local channel in 1987. Also…
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Vernielde grafstenen in Zandvoort
In augustus 1987 werden er ruim 70 grafstenen vernield op het St.Agatha kerkhof in Zandvoort. De schade was aanzienlijk; vele grafstenen waren onherstelbaar…
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Puppetman (Fred Newman, Richard Hunt, Muppets) Sawdust (James Eckhouse) CBS Summer Playhouse
Puppetman (Fred Newman, Richard Hunt, Muppets) Sawdust (James Eckhouse) CBS Summer Playhouse Puppetman was a sitcom pilot produced for CBS, which aired on…
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The Best of Rich Kern's Nature Series: Smoky Mountain Magic (1987)
The Best of Rich Kern’s Nature Series: Smoky Mountain Magic (International Video Projects Incorporated, 1987) Running Time: 45 Minutes SMOKY MOUNTAIN MAGIC…
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Oh! For a Life of Sensations
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The Laurel and Hardy Show (1986 Syndication Package)
In 1986, Hal Roach began colorizing and redistributing Laurel and Hardy movies in a syndicated package known as "The Laurel and Hardy Show". These would run…
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Sail Wars
Looks at the American effort to regain the America's Cup, focusing on the evolution of Stars and Stripes '87, the third and final boat to be built for the…
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Doozy Bots an American Unaired Gundam Series concept
This is a promo for an American cartoon based on the popular Gundam anime series. It was never aired and many seem to be thankful it didn't. The original file…
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The People Next Door (1989)
Walter Kellogg (Jeffrey Jones) is a cartoonist who conjures weirdness straight from his imagination. Abigail MacIntyre (Mary Gross) is his new bride, Matthew…
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Bob Hope Lampoons Show Business - Bob Hope
NBC broadcast
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Cinemax Sessions: Gospel - Paul Simon
Pay cable broadcast
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Youjo Melon 女狐怪奇伝説 妖女メロン (1987)
Extremely rare Japanese horror, I spent a lot of time tracking this down over the years. I'm feeling quite altruistic today so I have decided to bless…
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KHOU Channel 11 - Commercial Breaks, 4/13/1985
The following are commercial breaks and station promos/IDs taken from "The Late Movie" presentation of "The Reincarnation of Peter Proud" on CBS affiliate…
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The Mechanical Universe 09 Moving In Circles
The Mechanical Universe Episode 09 Moving in Circles A look at the Platonic theory of uniform circular motion. ________________________________________________…
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WDSU New Orleans "5:00 New Orleans" February 1988
Special thanks to former WDSU employee Steve Griggs for this footage. Here, with original commercials, is the first edition of WDSU New Orleans' revamped 5 PM…
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1980年代CM集 (その18) 1984年9月16日/80s Japanese commercials #18 (JOCH-TV, 16/9/84)
中京テレビ JOCH-TV ミツカン おむすび山 電電公社 「心まで伝えたい」Le Pont Mirabeau ミラボー橋 90秒版 電電公社 「ことばと人と…」60秒版 電電公社 NTT 電電公社の移送でんわ 電電公社 コミュニケーションロード日本 札幌 60秒版 電電公社 オレンジライン…
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Mac And Me Uncut
This is an archived VHS rip of the Japanese cut of the cult classic, Mac and Me. This uncut extended version, presented in English with burned-in Japanese…
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Welcome to Pooh Corner- Poor Eeyore (VHS Rip, 1988)
Eeyore's friends help him build a new home after his old one gets destroyed due to poor weather conditions. Uploaded for archival purposes only. All rights go…
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Gillette Contour Plus Advert
The advert shows a young man walking through a futuristic/technology styled gym area. The advert then cuts to multiple shots of the razor with shots of the…
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FULL VHS: Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling - Amazons Just Wanna Have Fun (1987) [Lorimar Home Video & Kideo Video]
Distributor: Lorimar Home Video & Kideo Video (uncredited on tape) [DiC Animation City / LBS Communications, Inc. / World Wrestling Federation] | Tape print…
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1980年代CM集 (その7) 1987年1月2日/80s Japanese commercials #7 (JOTX-TV, 2/1/1987)
小田急不動産 北斗建設 白鶴 灘の生一本 お酒 北大路欣也 飛栄グループ チェリオ キッス チェリオ セーフガード 日興證券 興銀のワリコー 秋山庄太郎 クイズで新春セブンイレブン 問5と問6 ミニ番組 北斗建設 小田急不動産親交会 マルちゃん 東洋水産 白鶴 お酒 時代劇 第4部 予告 時代劇 スポンサーテロップ…
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Trenchcoat (1983) - Full Greek VHSRIP (English Audio) (Disney) 1988
This Disney movie was never released on DVD or on Blu-ray. This was only released on VHS. So, here is ther full VHSRIP on Disney's Trenchcoat. Here are the…
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Night Walk CBS Sunday Movie Oct. 1, 1989
** Made-for-TV ** KCBS 2 Los Angeles - Suspense yarn involving an unhappily married woman (Lesley-Anne Down), who finds herself the target of professional…
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Saving the Sistine Chapel
Using footage of the scientific measures used by the restoration team, NOVA explores the controversial restoration of the Sistine Chapel and whether the…
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VHS Tape - 1983 - U2 - Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky
VHS Tape - 1983 - U2 - Live at Red Rocks - Under a Blood Red Sky Without Commercials Video Size: 720x480 Length: 1:02:10 VHS Tape supplied by CosmicWheelz and…
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Walt Disney Video-A-Longs: The Disney Classics (1986) VHS
Here's my recording of 'Walt Disney Video-A-Longs: The Disney Classics' (1986). If you don't know what 'Walt Disney Video-A-Longs' is, it's basically a series…
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Channel Seven Timeshift (ATN-7, 11/11/82)
Sharp Microwaves with Bernard King Mitsubishi Colt Snappy Tom Coca-Cola Seven Newsbreak (Breaking news of Leonid Brezhnev death) Cop Shop in Rome promo Norsca…
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1989 VHS • Low Impact Aerobic Workout for Everyone 60 FPS
Low Impact Aerobic Workout for Everyone is a Diplomat Video Cassettes Family Workout hosted by Sheri, a 30-minute low-impact aerobic and flexibility program…
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Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder (GTV-9, 05, 06, 07/09/88)
Part 1: Newsbreak (partial) Crimestoppers Sponsor Billboard Ident Special Presentation Intro Sandhurst Filtered Milk Amplimesh Preen Soaker 3TT Live at 5…
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RARE NICKELODEON Pinwheel Full Episode (Tape From Early 1986)
A full episode of Pinwheel from Early 1986, Pinwheel was a show that showed shorts which aired for 260 episodes and was produced between 1971-1989 and kept…
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A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) (1983 VHS) (1984 Reprint)
This is the VHS rip of the 1984 reprint of the 1983 VHS release of A Boy Named Charlie Brown. It was originally uploaded on Google Drive by GarrettHogan2003…
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Trailers from Adam & Eve (VHS, Video Classics, 1984)
A 'Movies at Midnight' release, so the trailers are risque, and blacked boxed by me for youtube. Caligula: the Untold Story Electric Blue 13 Originally…
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The Amazing Mr. Bickford ( 1987)
The Amazing Mr. Bickford If you've found this you probably already know what this is... To summarize its a very strange psychedelically inspired stop motion…
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VHS Previews from 'Robin Hood' (Walt Disney Home Video Aust./Roadshow Home Video, 1987)
Here is the only preview featured on the 1987 Australian VHS sales release of the 1973 Disney animated classic 'Robin Hood' from Walt Disney Home Video…
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Muppet Madness You're the Director View Master Interactive Vision with Jim Henson's Muppets RESTORED
Muppet Madness / Muppet Studios Presents You're the Director View Master Interactive Vision with Jim Henson's Muppets RESTORED This has been tested and is…
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LBC Radio Advert
An advert for LBC radio from a broadcast in 1988. The advert is completed in a similar style to the cult classic British TV series "The Prisoner".
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Riding Bean (UK VHS rip)
Originally released in Japan on Febuary 22nd 1989 Released in 1990 by AnimEigo and distributed in the UK by Anime Projects in 1993
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Hershey's Kisses Commercial: "Christmas Bells"
A now-legendary commercial for Hershey's Kisses that originally aired sometime in December 1989, in which a bell choir of Hershey's Kisses performs "We Wish…
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Nobuhiko Obayashi's My Heart Belongs To Daddy
A Nobuhiko Obayashi film from 1988. A quirky comedy. Finally free from a moldy VHS prison. Hopefully the Obayashi fans get some fun out of this one.
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JETS (VHS)
You'll be on board with the world famous Thunderbirds in a spectacular behind the scenes demonstration of action, timing and skill. Experience the…
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The Boy Who Drank Too Much TV Move From Feb. 6, 1980
**Made-for-TV** WBBM 2 Chicago - Scott Baio is a high school athlete well on the road to becoming an alcoholic like his father until his best friend (Lance…
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Operator Daily Maintenance of Rollers
International Road Federation Video VH-113 Operator Daily Maintenance of Rollers Visit the International Road Federation at http://www.irfnews.org/ -…