The world's archives
4,705–4,752 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. |
|---|---|
| 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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BBC Children's UK VHS and DVD Collection
Enjoy all your children's television characters on bbc TV.
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Honor Duty And A War Called Vietnam - Walter Cronkite
CBS Reports broadcast
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Inside Video This Week - Paula McClure, Nina Blackwood
Syndicated broadcast
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WGN Commercials, May 14, 1986
From an airing of the 1979 movie "10". CONTENTS: 1. WGN 7 O'clock Movie Interstitial 2. WGN sponsor tag for Diet Pepsi 3. Taco Bell Commercial 4. Diet Pepsi…
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Halley's Comet : Once in a Lifetime
Interviews with scientists and amateur astronomers trace the development of knowledge concerning Halley's Comet in the context of its 1985/1986 appearances. 1…
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FDR: A One Man Show, Chris Eliott, 1987 Domesday Duplicator rip.
An RF rip of Chris Elliott's classic special, FDR: A One Man Show. Sourced from a promotional copy that features Action Family (which I will upload at a later…
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Inside the Soviet Circus
Behind the scenes at the Moscow Circus School, plus performance clips from several cities in the USSR. Performers include Oleg Popov (clown), The Cranes…
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Fraggle Rock - Songs Vol.1 [1983 VHS]
1983 VHS compiling various song numbers from the television show "Fraggle Rock". *Video drops throughout, audio fairly consistent.
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FULL VHS: The Jazz Singer (1927) [Magnetic Video] (1981 VHS)
Distributor: Magnetic Video Corporation [United Artists Corporation / Warner Bros. Pictures & The Vitaphone Corporation] | Original pressing [Ultra rare] |…
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The Mechanical Universe 26 Harmony Of The Spheres
The Mechanical Universe Episode 26 Harmony of the Spheres A last lingering look back at mechanics to see new connections between old discoveries.…
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1983 VHS • You and Me Kid TV Broadcast 60 FPS
You and Me, Kid is a television program hosted by Sonny Melendrez designed for parents and young children to watch and participate in together. The program…
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Preston's Extreme WOC VHS Recording Batch (February 2026 Edition)
I took em all on one page! this month is February 2026 Contents on any of these tapes of recent TV history finds!: 1. Boot Camp (LOST MEDIA SHOW) Series…
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Adrift on the Gulf Stream
Describes the Gulf Stream's impact on man since the time of Columbus and the trends in modern study of North Atlantic Ocean currents, including the use of…
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ABC/KSAT Commercial Breaks, 11/12/1989
Commercial breaks taken from part one of the two-part series "Small Sacrifices" on H&C Communications-owned ABC affiliate KSAT-TV in San Antonio (now owned by…
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Better Off Dead?
As medical technology has advanced to a point where even the most severely damaged infants can be kept alive for longer periods of time, doctors, lawyers,…
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish (1989) VHS Recordings
Here's my recording for 'One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish' (1989). This tape has 2 other stories: -Oh, the Thinks You Can Think -The Foot Book August…
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KYW 3 Commercials ( June 1983)
Found some KYW 3 commercials that aired during a show called People Are Talking hosted by Jerry Penacoli. I didn't upload the actual show since I just don't…
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The Mechanical Universe And Beyond 29 The Electric Field
The Mechanical Universe and Beyond Episode 29 The Electric Field Faraday's vision of lines of constant force in space laid the foundation for the modern force…
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華の嵐 第52話 (JOCX-TV, March 1988)
English title: Hana no Arashi Episode 52 drama. VHS capture. 埼玉県 EXPO SAITAMA '88さいたま博覧会 一部のみ 日清製粉 マ・マー 東京ディズニーランド ファンタスティクプレゼント 一部のみ 永谷園 ドラえもんカレー スポンサーテロップ…
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Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Volume 7 Starring Donald & Daisy (1987) VHS
Here's my recording of 'Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Volume 7 Starring Donald & Daisy' (1987). Included Cartoons 1-Don Donald (1937) 2-Donald's Double Trouble…
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Hot Enough for You?
A study of the greenhouse effect on planet earth caused by the increase of the carbon dioxide (CO2) level due to the burning of fossil fuels (18 billion tons…
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A Whole New Light - Fox
KTTV 11 broadcast
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Comedy Tonight - Kevin Pollack
PBS production
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VHS Tape: Parent Trap II, VVhi19 Uhri51m@5, Brigadoon (1986)
Running time: 06:10:47 Recording mode: EP Tape sound: Mono 1. (The Disney Channel, 7/26/1986) 2. (The Disney Channel, 7/26/1986) 3. (WGME, December 1986) 4.…
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The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (VHS-RIP)
Digitized via Firewire with Canopus ADVC-110 and WinDV No one tops the Disney magicians when it comes to creating laughter and enchantment! In this exclusive…
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The Mechanical Universe 11 Gravity Electricity Magnetism
The Mechanical Universe Episode 11 Gravity, Electricity, Magnetism Shedding light on the mathematical form of the gravitational, electric, and magnetic…
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On the Level ★ A Series on Adolescent Health Issues
On the Level ★ A Series on Adolescent Health Issues On the Level was an entertaining series teaching teens how to confront real life problems and process…
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Raffi In Concert With The Rise And Shine Band Canadian VHS
I ripped this Canadian VHS variant on Elgato Software. The following is a Norstar Home Video release. Tracklist: 1. Time To Sing 2. Tingalayo 3. Rise and…
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Mario Bianchi's Jiboa
A man with amnesia is forced to travel through the Amazon wilderness searching for a mythical emerald mine hidden within.
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The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Volume 3: Newfound Friends (1989) VHS
Here's my download file of 'The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Volume 3: Newfound Friends' (1989). Included Episodes: 1- Find Her, Keep Her 2-Donkey for a…
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Costa Rica : Paradise Reclaimed
1 videocassette (56 min.) : 1/2 in Biologist Dan Janzen has fought for 15 years to save what is left of the tropical dry forests of Central America. In his…
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Morning Stretch - with and without Commercials - playlist
Joanie Greggains is an American fitness instructor. Currently, Greggains is the radio host of The Joanie Greggains Show, a weekend health and fitness program…
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Learn To: Presidents of the United States (1989)
Learn To: Presidents of the United States 3-G Home Video Educational Series (3-G Home Video, 1989) Running Time: 25 Minutes LEARN TO: PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED…
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The Mechanical Universe And Beyond 42 The Lorentz Transformation
The Mechanical Universe and Beyond Episode 42 The Lorentz Transformation If the speed of light is to be the same for all observers, then the length of a meter…
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Donahue (Incomplete, HSV-7, 12/03/85)
Incomplete episode of Daytime Chat show Donahue with Australian commercials. Episode talks about people who feel they have been dealt with unfairly. An…
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Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983) (English Dub)
Challenge of the Lady Ninja (1983) with the English dub ripped from VHS. Alternate titles in the US include "Never Kiss a Ninja" and "Chinese Super Ninjas 2".…
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Countdown to the Invisible Universe
Describes a research satellite known as IRAS and how it provides scientists with more raw information about the universe than they had ever before…
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1987 The Princess Bride (1999 MGM VHS)
1999 MGM VHS
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The Flight of the Condor: Ice, Wind & Fire
The Flight of the condor : a wildlife exploration of the Andes 3 videocassettes (approximately 60 min. each) : 1/2 in (1st videocassette) A co-production of…
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Silver Fang 3 (Norwegian/Norsk)
"Silver Fang" er en japansk animasjonsserie, også kjent som "Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin" på japansk. Serien er basert på en manga av Yoshihiro Takahashi. Den…
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Down on the Farm
Raises the question of whether the United States will be able to sustain its agricultural productivity because of damage to the land caused by herbicides,…
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Idea Store 1
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Video VH-194 Idea Store 1 Various ideas submitted by local agencies include a level for checking the road crown, a…
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Fawlty Towers Basil The Rat (1984 UK VHS)
Released In United Kingdom By BBC Video in 1984 All Rights Belongs To BBC Studios
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WPSD Commercials, February 18, 1985
From an airing of "Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration." CONTENTS (of which, I own none): 1. Keebler Soft Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies Commercial 2.…
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2 On The Town - Melody Rogers, Bob Chandler
KCBS (channel 2) syndicated broadcast
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KTTV News - August 15, 1985
KTTV (channel 11) broadcast
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The Arab and the Israeli
Two men, an Arab and an Israeli, born 30 miles apart, journey to America to project the message that dialogue between West Bank Arabs and Israelis is…
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Dance To Fitness
Jody Watley - Dance to Fitness Dance your way to fitness with Jody Watley as she takes you through today's latest and hottest light aerobics dance routines.…