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4,465–4,512 of 44,825 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. |
Internet Archive
Structures Safety
Iowa Department of Transportation Video VH-594 Structures Safety This video covers typical, obvious and not-so-obvious hazards around the construction of…
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Opening To Mulan 1999 VHS
Here is the order: 1. Green FBI Warning Screens 2. Please Stay Tuned Bumper 3. 1991 Walt Disney Home Video Logo (Announcer and Mushu Voiceover) 4. A Bug's…
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Video Hits Funk! The Millennium (Partial, ADS 10, 31/12/99-01/01/00)
Last 41 minutes 16 seconds of 1999 and the first 17 minutes 46 seconds of 2000. Commercials: One.Tel McDonald's Breakfast KMart 'Y2Kmart Sale' Network Ten 5AD…
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The Beatles Anthology (1995 Australia Broadcasts)
Here it is: The Beatles Anthology tv series as broadcasts by Channel 7 in Australia. Rip by evenswr. Uploaded to Internet Archive by KAYARCHIVE2153948.
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Baby Songs Presents Baby Rock (1991)
Thanks to VHStapesandchill and YouTuber roz805, I fixed the BR video myself. Here, I correctly replaced the Backyard logo with the Hi-Tops VHS logo, FBI…
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The Butter Battle Book (VHS)
A cold war between two lands over a ridiculous dispute leads to a perilous arms race.
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Alone on the Ice
Drawing on compelling archival footage, interviews with family members, colleagues and historians, and with a rich musical score, this program tells the…
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Broken Minds
Examines the puzzling mental disease of schizophrenia and factors that may have a role in its cause. 1 videocassette (58 min.) : 1/2 in VHS format [NTSC]…
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The Man Who Saw Tomorrow (1991 NBC Remake)
Hosted by Charlton Heston, this condensed NBC remake of "The Man Who Saw Tomorrow" aired on February 20, 1991. This film explores the predictions of French…
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Disney's Great American Celebration - Connie Sellecca, Robert Guillaume
CBS broadcast
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Twists In The Cord
An experimental film about the history of the telephone featuring Lynn Hershman-Leeson, Michelle Handelman, Andy Somma, Jim Cave, and R.U. Sirius
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Fireman Sam in Action (1996, BBC Video - VHSrip)
Fireman Sam in Action is a 1996 live-action stage play/film based on the animated British children's television series Fireman Sam. The play features three…
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Iria: Zeiram The Animation Vol. 3 (English Subbed) [VHSRip]
The Anime OVA of Iria: Zeiram the Animation Volume 3 Contains Episodes 5 & 6. The Original Japanese Audio with English Subtitles. VHS Ripped by Kobe B.
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Various 1998 Commercials/Promos
Various Commercials/Promos/Clips from 1998. Recorded in 1998. VHS Obviously I do not own these Commercials/Promos. Uploaded for Archival Purposes.
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Denise Austin - Power Kickboxing [1995 VHS]
VHS from 1995 focused on a kickbox-style aerobic workout, presented by Denise Austin.
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ABC World News Saturday January 24, 1998
ABC World News Saturday January 24, 1998
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Manuela (Tele 5) - 10 de marzo, 1992
Manuela, un programa italiano.
Internet Archive
Madö King Granzört (Valencian dub, 1993)
Madö King Granzört ( Japanese : 魔動王（マドーキング）グランゾート , Hepburn : Madō Kingu Guranzōto ) is a Japanese mecha animated series produced by Sunrise and Asatsu-DK ,…
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Cafe Americain (1993-1994)
Holly (Valerie Bertinelli) moves to Paris, takes a job waitressing in a cafe, and sends video-letters home to her sister. Margaret Hunt (Lila Kaye, Mama…
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Aretha Franklin Duets - Dustin Hoffman
Aretha Franklin Duets - Dustin Hoffman
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Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck (1993) VHS
This tape shows the complete uncut pilot episode of the series. Here's my recording for the 'Darkwing Duck: Darkly Dawns the Duck' (1993) VHS tape. September…
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Winnie the Pooh - Friendship - No. 5. - Imagine That, Christopher Robin! - Full VHS
Finally, at long last, the last Pooh Friendship Series Video has been archived! It contains the following things: All adverts for other VHS tape, the "Pooh…
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Funnybones - The Complete Collection (1992)
Funnybones is a British children's television comedy series, which originally aired on S4C in Wales, and BBC One elsewhere in the United Kingdom from 29…
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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II (Doblaje Latino/Mexican Spanish Dub)
English: Here is the obscure, long lost Mexican Spanish dub of Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II. It is one of the few Toho Godzilla movies that have been dubbed…
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Fievel's American Tails Vol. 5 (VHS)
Digitized with Roxio Easy VHS to DVD Plus 3 Fievel, the lovely, lovable little cartoon hero of the hit films An American Tail ® and An American Tail: Fievel…
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Effective Technology Transfer Methods
International Road Federation Video VH-380A Effective Technology Transfer Methods Visit the International Road Federation at http://www.irfnews.org/ -…
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Green Eggs and Ham (1997) VHS
Here's my recording for 'Green Eggs and Ham' (1997). This tape uses the 'Green Eggs and Ham' segment from the 2 Dr. Seuss Favorites tape as well as 2 new…
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Street Fighter II V (ADV UK Dub)
Here's the ADV dub of Street Fighter II V, only released on VHS in 1997 only in UK.
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Maze The Megaburst Space (DUB)
Maze The Megaburst Space TV Series. Dub only, doesn't include japanese audio.
Internet Archive
An Affair to Remember VHS (1992) (USA)
Printed on August 5, 1994. Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr are the stars of this classic romance about a couple's debate over whether or not to meet at the Empire…
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Arthur Episode 110: Arthur's Birthday/Francine Frensky, Superstar (VHS)
Arthur's Birthday : Only four more days until Arthur's birthday party! But to Arthur's horror, it turns out Muffy's having her party on the very same day.…
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Wee Wendy
1989 English dub movie edit of the 1984 anime series Little Memole about an alien elf and a human girl who form a friendship bond.
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Tandy & Vodafone Christmas Advert
This is an advert between Vodafone and Tandy advertising their services through the Christmas 1996 period.
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Open Roads: A Look at Freeway Incident Management
Federal Highway Administration Video VH-303 Open Roads: A Look at Freeway Incident Management This video makes a strong case for local development of incident…
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Opening To Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs 1994 VHS
Here is the order: 1. Green FBI Warning Screens 2. Roy Disney Introduction 3. 1986 Walt Disney Home Video Logo 4. 1985 Walt Disney Pictures Logo Copyright…
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Blank VHS Tape: NBC Thanksgiving '97, Jurassic Park, Eraser (1997)
Running Time 06:09:39 Recording Mode: EP Tape Sound: Stereo Contents of this videocassette: 1. News 8 at 6:00 (WGAL, 11/27/1997) 2. Extra (WGAL, 11/27/1997)…
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1998 Nickelodeon/Cartoon Network Tape Part 1
Part 1/3 of my legendary 1998 Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network recording. This first part contains some 1998 Rugrats episodes that aired on a Nick@Nite block…
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BT ' 1998' Advert
This is a film advert for British Telecom broadcast in the United Kingdom in 1997. The advert showcases a selection of British Telecom (BT) products that will…
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1990 VHS • Mary Hart Fit & Firm Avon 60 FPS
Mary Hart Fit and Firm is the second exercise video produced by Mary Hart for Avon, following her Shape Up aerobics tape which People Magazine named the best…
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The Magic School Bus Master Tapes
A couple of MSB masters with special thanks to RyanasaurusOO77.
Internet Archive
Suikoden 1993 [1996 VHS DUB]
1996 English dub of "Suikoden", a Japanese animation from 1993.
Internet Archive
Problems With Gravel Roads (Part 2)
Federal Highway Administration Video VH-317 Problems With Gravel Roads (Part 2) This 3-part video was developed to help local agencies recognize typical…
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VHS Tape: Dusk-To-Dawn Drive-In Trash-O-Rama Show Volume 2 | Something Weird Video (1996)
Trailer List: Devil Woman / Dragons Never Die Double Feature (1976) Challenge to Survive aka Land of No Return (1977) The Impossible Years (1968) Las Vegas…
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The Blimp is Back!
Airships were once hailed as "ocean liners of the sky" until the Hindenburg explosion sparked their fall from grace. Now, blimps are back in some exciting new…
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King Of The Hill "Little Horrors of Shop" Premiere on FOX 10-31-99 TV Broadcast (VHS Rip)
October 31, 1999. The premiere of the King of the Hill episode "Little Horrors of Shop" where Hank becomes a substitute. Has some KotH Halloween bumpers here…
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SWS 1991.3.30 SWS=WWF Wrestlefest in Tokyo Dome [Live Cable TV Special] (60fps)
SWS (Super World Sports) WWF (World Wrestling Federation) WRESTLEFEST in TOKYO DOME
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Kids WB April 1999 Commercial Collection 3
A collection of commercials that aired on Kids WB on April 18, 1999, during "The Cat and Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show". Originally…
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Smart Moves: A Decision-Makers Video on the Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure
Federal Highway Administration Video VH-389 Smart Moves: A Decision-Makers Video on the Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure This program promotes the…