The world's archives
7,441–7,488 of 44,970 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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1999 VHS • 3 Day Rotation 2000 Workout 60 FPS
This tape is a fitness VHS hosted by Donna Richardson, a Washington D.C.-based fitness instructor and wellness advocate. The program is presented as a…
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Cats Dont Dance VHS 1994
A homevideo from one of the animators on Cats Don't Dance. Features Lauren Faust.
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Special In-School Program Teaching Video: The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1996) VHS
Here's a weird little oddity. This is a 'Special In-School Program Teaching Video' based on 'The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh'. This would've been only…
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Elephant Seals : Those Magnificent Diving Machines
A study of a female seal from its birth, through its infancy, its separation from its mother and near death in a storm, and its adoption by another female…
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1996 VHS • Easy Bluegrass and Country Guitar 60 FPS
A flatpicking guitar instructional video hosted by Happy Traum, covering bluegrass and country guitar style from foundational mechanics through song…
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The World Around Us (SAS-7, 27/01/93)
Tonight on Seven & Ident The Great Outdoors promo P&O Fairstar GIO Holden Commodore Decorator Warehouse Philadelphia Seven National News promo ANCA CSA The…
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Pop 2000 10/12 Macht der Nacht (1989–1994)
12-part award-winning documentary on the history of post-war German pop music and youth culture. Broadcast 1999, recorded on VHS from 3sat via Astra DVB-S.…
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BITBBH Ep 40 The Big Blue House Call
Bear In The Big Blue House
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BITBBH Ep 83 Bats Are People Too
Bear In The Big Blue House
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Entertainment Tonight, Top Cops (Incomplete, NWS-9, 17/11/94)
last few minutes of Letterman, a complete episode of Entertainment Tonight (The November 16th 1994 episode, so would have aired a day later here.) and an…
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Opening To Alice In Wonderland 1999 VHS
1. Late-1997 Green FBI Warning Screens 2. 1992 Gold Walt Disney Home Video Logo (Black Background) 3. Flash-Bang Coming Soon To Own On Videocassette Bumper 4.…
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1994.06.10-UKF-United States Fighting ~ America Communications 5: USA vs Japan in Tulsa, Oklahoma (60fps)
格闘合衆国 Kakutō Gasshūkoku United States Fighting アメリカ通信5 Amerika tsūshin 5 America Communications 5 U.S.A. vs Japan U niversal K ickboxing F ederation June…
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Orangutans : Just Hangin' On
Orangutans are gentle, intelligent primates that are remarkably similar to humans. Once found in tropical jungles throughout Southeast Asia, they now live…
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Blank VHS Tape: Harmful Intent, Bob Hope Christmas Special, The Last Fling (1993)
Running Time: 05:25:00 Recording Mode: EP/LP Tape Sound: Mono Contents of this videocassette: Robin Cook's Harmful Intent (WCAU [CBS], 12/14/1993) Bob Hope's…
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The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle Duck by Beatrix Potter (1998) US VHS
Here's my recording of the US VHS for 'The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle Duck by Beatrix Potter' (1998).
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Tonight Live With Steve Vizard (Incomplete, NEN-9, 17/09/90)
Incomplete episode of Tonight Live recorded from Prime Television (Regional NSW) on the 17th of September 1990. Commercials: Sponsor Billboard MacGyver promo…
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Spot (VHS) (USA)
In 1993 & 2000
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Nationwide Services Advert
An advert for Nationwide broadcast February 1992 during a transmission of 3 Men and a Baby.
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TV Commercials • 1996 Late March • Seattle, WA • A&E / CBS • 60 FPS
This tape is an unedited off-air recording of commercial breaks from A&E and CBS, with local inserts confirming the Seattle and Tacoma market. The content…
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Tape #232
Found: Craigslist Description: List of VHS tapes & DVRs: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZLHxoMEycU7LWEWwEdAEj_RUYEGzN1RUSz6XUyK9O48/edit?usp=sharing…
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Action Extreme Team WOC VHS Recording (June 1997)
The first of several Sailor Moon tapes from USA Network that I plan to upload here, this first-generation recording consists of 2 and a half hours of USA…
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BITBBH Ep 78 I Forgot Rythum
Bear In The Big Blue House
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Can Science Build a Champion Athlete?
Covers the record-setting trend of champion athletes and examines the tools of sport transformed by technology. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : 1/2 in Jeff Kaye…
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Eyewitness: Ocean (1997) US VHS
Here's my recording for the US version of 'Eyewitness: Oceans'. US narration is provided by Andrew Sachs.
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Classic Dope 6
Oct. 1994- Jan. 1995 . The Pretenders, I’ll Stand By You. Buddha Nature. Sir Mix-A-Lot pimp rock coke references. Jamaica Blue Mountain. Nirvana “Drain You,”…
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Opening to The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland 1999 VHS (Original Copy)
Hi everyone! Here's the 1999 (original copy) VHS opening to The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. 1. Columbia TriStar Home Video logo 1993-2001. 2. Columbia…
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Charlie Chan Dead Men Tell, The Curse Of The Werewolf (Incomplete, ATV-10, 24/09/91)
Followed by the first 48 minutes of The Curse of the Werewolf. Marble Effect Telecom Clown Matey Movies on TEN promo Marble Effect Mobil Cool Charm Red…
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David Attenborough's Trials Of Life: Hunting & Escaping
The most hair-raising suspense film pales beside it. But this is not fiction. It's the life-and-death struggle in the "realest" world of all and…
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VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996)
Here is a 5th Episode of VeggieTales in Dave and the Giant Pickle starring Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber tells the kids to answer your questions and…
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1998 VHS • Spectacular Video of Las Vegas Implosions 60 FPS
Spectacular Video of Las Vegas Implosions documents four casino implosions that took place in Las Vegas, Nevada between 1993 and 1996. The program opens with…
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Introduction To Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2.2 & 3.0
Introduction to Lotus 1-2-3 Version 2.2 & 3.0 (Video Professor Industries, Inc.)(1992)
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Self Defense For Everyone (VHS)
Whether young or old, male of female, everyone has felt physically threatened at some point in time. Greater awareness combined with self-defense can help…
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Nintendo 64 1080 Snowboarding Advert
UK television advert broadcast 10th October 1998 on ITV LWT during The Big Match
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Disney: Sing Along Songs: The Jungle Book: The Bare Neccestites (RARE 1994 VHS ENGLISH COPY)
Songs feature 9 different songs
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Morph Plus
Morph Plus Demo: "The Power of Positive Thinking". This program is from a VHS tape dated 12-10-1992 distributed by ASDG Incorporated.
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Nick Jr Face Plays With Blue Version 2
This is Version 2 of Nick Jr Face Plays with Blue. It can be found on Art's N Crafts 1998 VHS
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VHS Tape - WRAL TV-5 (CBS) February 14-15 1993 Tape
6 Hours of WRAL TV-5 (CBS) Programming From February 14-15 1993. Contents of this videotape: 1. Alex Haley's Queen - Part 1 2. WRAL TV-5 11pm News 3. CBS…
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1994 VHS tape commercials- from Secret Place, Miami Blues, and Some Kind of Wonderful
This is the set of commercials from a VHS tape I have that's labelled as having the following movies on it: Secret Place, Some Kind of Wonderful, and Miami…
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Disney Valentine's Day Collection VHS
In 1995-1996
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Disney Sing-Along Songs: Let's Go to Disneyland Paris (1996) JP Bilingual VHS
Here's my download file of a Disney Japanese 1996 release of 'Disney Sing Along Songs: Let's Go to Disneyland Paris' .
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Opening to Top Gun 1996 VHS
Top Gun is a very popular movie that stars the legend himself, Tom Cruise. And the sequel that came out last year, became the most hyped movie of 2022. So,…
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The Journey Inside
In 1994, as part of their education remit, Intel released a school pack. It contained numerous experiments, booklets and video tapes for educational use,…
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Making Of T2 [1991 VHS]
A behind the scenes look at how "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" was made, brought to you by a Carolco VHS in 1991.
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Blank VHS Tape: 2 John Wayne Movies #3 (1990/1991)
Running Time - 04:14:15 Recording Mode - EP Tape Sound - Mono Contents of this videocassette: 1. Reap The Wild Wind (The Movie Channel, 1990) 2. The Sons of…
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You Can Beat TB (Spanish)
New York City Department of Health Disc PT 2 You Can Beat TB (Spanish) This video will answer these important questions: * What is latent TB infection (LTBI)?…
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Outcome and Assessment Information Set, Part 2 of 2
Health Care Financing Administration Outcome and Assessment Information Set (Part 2 of 2) AVA20353VNB2, August 1998 This satellite broadcast will provide the…
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Prison Litigation Reform Act Update (Part 2)
Federal Judicial Center ava20941vnb2.2 -- 3894-V/99 (1999) Prison Litigation Reform Act Update (Part 2) In this program, Lynn S. Branham, visiting professor…
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Opening and Closing to Disney's Sing-Along Songs: Friend Like Me 1993 VHS
We continue with the Robin Williams love with the opening and closing to this 1993 volume of "Disney's Sing-Along Songs" called "Friend Like Me", themed…