The world's archives

6,961–7,008 of 44,811 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 The Christmas Toy (1986, 1993 VHS) 1993 · Film Here's my recording of the 1993 VHS release of 'The Christmas Toy' (1986). The cold open is cut in this release, but everything else is here. Internet Archive Thomas The Tank Engine and Friends: Thomas And Stepney And Other Stories (1995 UK VHS) 1995 · Film Thomas Meets Stepney. This Belongs To Hit Entertainment & Mattel Creations. Internet Archive The Disney Channel Promos And Part Of The Preview Show ( February 17, 1991) 1991 · Commercial 1. Benji: The Hunted on The Magical World of Disney 2. Anne of Avonlea 3. The Magical World of Disney: The Little Mermaid 4. The Disney Channel "Crafted… Internet Archive Teach Yourself What's New in Windows 98 Video Tutorial 1997 · Educational · Subtitles Teach Yourself What's New in Windows 98 Video Tutorial (ViaGrafix Computer Training Services)(1997) VHS Dump 2012-02-10 Internet Archive Closing to The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1997 VHS 1997 · Film Hey everyone! Here's the 1997 VHS closing to The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 1. The end screen. 2. Ending credits. 3. Walt Disney Pictures logo 1985-2006, 2019.… Internet Archive Trust Thomas 1992 VHS 1992 · Film Trust Thomas Mavis Toby’s Tightrope No Joke For James Percy’s Promise Henry’s Forest The Trouble With Mud Internet Archive Dragon Ball Z (Cloverway-based dubs) - Opening Intro (High Quality, Audio-Sync) 1997 · Cartoon Video footage is from a high quality copy of the original Cloverway footage. Just like the DBGT Cloverway audio-sync intros, I synced the Latin American and… Internet Archive Hard Copy, Cops, Code 3, TEN Eyewitness News (TVQ 10, 23/06/93) 1993 · Commercial · Subtitles 1+ Hour timeshift recording with ending of Hard Copy, full episode of Cops and Code 3 and first 10 minutes of TEN Eyewitness News Internet Archive Understanding Science, Vol. 6: Weather Systems (1992) 1992 · Educational · Subtitles Understanding Science, Vol. 6: Weather Systems Learn Science the Easy Way With: Dr. Science (Tell Me Why Sales Company, 1992) Running Time: 22 Minutes… Internet Archive 1996 VHS • Parrots, Look Who's Talking 1996 60 FPS 1996 · Film · Subtitles Parrots: Look Who's Talking is a nature documentary examining the intelligence, communication, and social behavior of wild and captive parrots. The program… Internet Archive Diet Coke Advert With Elton John 1992 · Commercial An advert for Diet Coke broadcast February 1992 during a transmission of Baywatch. Features Elton John. Internet Archive KTNV Ch. 13 - (1994) ABC World News Now Bumper 1994 · Commercial For historical preservation only. If anybody remembers ABC World News Now , their overnight programming. In the '90's, the Big Three networks decided to air… Internet Archive Better Late Than Never and Other Stories (1993 Strand Home Video Print) 1993 · Film Here's the 1993 Strand Home Video VHS of Better Late Than Never and Other Stories. Enjoy :D (C) Hit Entertainment/Mattel Internet Archive TBS WOC VHS Recording (Afternoon cartoon block/January 1994) 1994 · Cartoon · Subtitles Now here is a special sample of a full TBS WOC January 1994 VHS Recording that i found from hundreds of blank VHS Tapes i bought from my local Goodwill bin… Internet Archive Prime Time Country: An Evening With Dolly Parton (1998) WOC 1998 · Film Dolly promotes her album "Hungry Again" and introduces the band Honey Creek, which was headlined by siblings Randy Parton and Rachel Dennison. Internet Archive Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku - (Daewon Korean dub, VHS rip) 1991 · Cartoon Basically, a VHS dub of TV Special 1 made for VHS by Daewon Media. Daewon made a unique OP theme for OG DB (also used in this dub and the movies), up until… Internet Archive Blank VHS Tape: Touched by An Angel, A Thousand Men And A Baby, All My Children (1997) 1997 · Film Running Time: 6:08:45 Recording Mode: EP Tape Sound: Mono Contents of This Videocassette: 1. Touched by An Angel - "Venice" (WKBN [CBS], 12/7/1997) 2. A… Internet Archive Dr. Seuss Horton Hatches The Egg (1992 VHS) 1992 · Film Includes Horton Hatches The Egg and If I Ran The Circus as a bonus. No copyright infringement is intended Fun Fact: This video tape was release a year after… Internet Archive Closing to Pocahontas 1996 VHS 1996 · Film Hi y'all! Here's the 1996 VHS closing to Pocahontas. 1. Ending credits. 2. Walt Disney Pictures logo 1985-2006, 2019. That's all! © 1995 Walt Disney Pictures,… Internet Archive NSPCC Children's T.V. Favourites: Volume 2 (1992, Full VHS) 1992 · Cartoon Over 90 minutes of fun-packed entertainment with all your favourite characters on video. The best children's compilation ever! 17 stories and songs including:… Internet Archive How to Plan Your Estate (or Inheritance) 1993 · Film · Subtitles Helps viewers to become knowledgeable in planning their estate or inheritance. 1 videocassette (56 min.) : 1/2 in VHS format Host: Paul Kangas "NBR special… Internet Archive CBS (WCCO) Commercials 5-7-1997 1997 · Commercial · Subtitles Aired on CBS O&O WCCO-TV in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota and shown during Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac (Part 1) List of Commercials - Late Show… Internet Archive gundress theatrical cut / 3.20 version 1999 · Cartoon original version that was in theater and founded on r2 dvds found this on veoh Internet Archive Muppet Treasure Island VHS 1996 1996 · Film In 1996 Internet Archive Stickin' Around: A Very HIP Presentation (VHS) 1996 · Film Digitized with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Plus "Clever, irreverent—and funny!" — The Montreal Gazette What would happen if kids could draw their own cartoon? Enter… Internet Archive Before 'Transfigured': 1993-96 & KNO interview - Stephen X. Arthur animation 1996 · Cartoon This compilation of short animated films shows the work that led up to the making of Transfigured. These films and interstitials are studies in making maximal… Internet Archive 1997 VHS • Wine 101 60 FPS 1997 · Film · Subtitles A PBS wine education program produced by South Carolina ETV, hosted by Kim Caffrey and underwritten by the Wine Institute, Scheffelin and Somerset, and… Internet Archive Thrills And Spills (VHS) 1990 · Film · Subtitles Some outstanding moments of showjumping and eventing are captured on this entertaining video. The Video also shows in embarassing detail the times when it all… Internet Archive Criminal Litigation - Part 2, Tape 2 1993 · Educational Federal Judicial Center gov.ntis.ava19484vnb1.2 Criminal Litigation - Part 2, Tape 2 Criminal Litigation Before Magistrate Judges Part 2: Pretrial Services… Internet Archive Quran in the Haram (1990) 1990 · Film · Subtitles It's great to hear beautiful recitation of the Quran. But it's even more wonderful to see masses of Muslims doing the same in their prayer at Islam's holiest… Internet Archive 1999 Game Trader Commercials 1999 · Commercial The Kim family owned and operated Portland area video game retail stores called "Game Trader" from 1997-2002. Young Kim purchased the Portland Mall 205… Internet Archive TV Commercials • 1998 February–May • Las Vegas, NV • KLAS Eyewitness News 8 (CBS) / Various • 60 FPS 1998 · Commercial · Subtitles This tape is an unedited compilation of commercial breaks from the Las Vegas, Nevada market, recorded between February and May 1998, centered on CBS… Internet Archive Civil War River Journey (1997) 1997 · Film · Subtitles Civil War River Journey A Riverboat Tour of Historic Sites Along the South’s Most Scenic Rivers (Acorn Media, 1997) Running Time: 50 Minutes CIVIL WAR RIVER… Internet Archive VeggieTales The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996 VHS) (New Animation) 1996 · Cartoon This is the VHS rip of the original 1996 VHS release of "VeggieTales The Toy That Saved Christmas" with new animation. Internet Archive The Simpsons Toyota Commercials ( 1992 -1993) 1992 · Commercial Simpsons Toyota ADS Internet Archive 1992 VHS • Legs of Steel 60 FPS 1992 · Film · Subtitles Legs of Steel is a lower-body workout program hosted by Tammy Lee Webb, designed to be performed entirely in a standing position. Webb targets the inner thigh… Internet Archive Home & Away (SAS-7, 06/06/91) 1991 · Commercial · Subtitles Mostly complete episode. (missing ending). Signpost & Ident (Partial) Willow promo Continental Cunningham's Warehouse Arnott's Classic Sanitarium So Good… Internet Archive ABC TV Continuity 1 (ABN-2, 1993) 1993 · Film · Subtitles End credit Continuity taken from various episodes of The Goodies. Taken from VHS Originally uploaded by FLEMISHDOG on May 03, 2013 at… Internet Archive WGN TV Commercials November 3, 1992 1992 · Commercial · Subtitles Commercials aired during Pete's Dragon recorded from WGN-9 in Chicago, Illinois on November 3, 1992. ==LIST OF COMMERCIALS== 1. Pete's Dragon bumper 2. Kit… Internet Archive Ballad of a Mountain Man : The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford 1990 · Film Discusses the life of Bascom Lamar Lunsford and his love for Appalachian music and dance. Covers his efforts to preserve the folklore and expand peoples'… Internet Archive Burke's Backyard Do It Yourself Gardening: Classic Garden Makeovers (VHS) 1994 · Film · Subtitles Whether you are starting from scratch, renovating an old garden, fixing up those crook corners or even if you simply enjoy watching other people work - then… Internet Archive At the Zoo 2 1997 · Film An entertaining journey through the home of exotic animals with original toe-tapping, hand-clapping songs. Starring: bears, otters, piglets, gorillas,… Internet Archive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sky Turtles 1990 VHS Opening and Closing 1990 · Film A collection of previews appearing on the 1990 Burger King-exclusive Ninja Turtles VHS "Sky Turtles" before and after the episode. The contents are: Opening -… Internet Archive Opening and Closing to Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 1994 VHS 1994 · Film This VHS re-release contains previews that weren't in the original 1993 VHS release of the movie, including "Heidi" and the home media debut of "Snow White… Internet Archive Robin Hood ( 1996 Australian VHS) 1996 · Film Robin Hood is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution . Produced… Internet Archive Francesco's Friendly World: The Last Stone (1996 VHS) 1996 · Film from Lyrick Studios, From The Creators of VeggieTales, The Wiggles & Barney & Friends, Come The Show Called Francesco's Friendly World. Internet Archive Extreme Dinosaurs Raptoroid 1997 · Film Episode 7 When top scientist Carl Wiseman announces that a gigantic asteroid hurtling towards Earth will miss completely, Stegz is suspicious, his own… Internet Archive Tabaluga Deutsche Folge 6 - Ein Drachen zuviel DVD Rip 1997 · Cartoon A DVD Rip of the episode, "Ein Drachen zuivel"! Taken straight from my own DVD copy of this episode, using VLC to rip it! I then used Clipchamp to make sure…