The world's archives

1–48 of 45,046 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 Sita Sings the Blues 2008 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious… Internet Archive Panorama Ephemera 2004 · Feature · 1 h 29 min · Subtitles PANORAMA EPHEMERA (2004, 89:35 min., color and black and white) is a collage of sequences drawn from a wide variety of ephemeral (industrial, advertising,… Internet Archive Grundeinkommen 2008 · Feature · Subtitles Ein Einkommen braucht jeder Mensch, unabhängig davon, was er leistet und ob er arbeitet oder nicht. Ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen ist dafür die… Internet Archive Reign of the Fallen 2006 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles In the times since great wars laid waste to the planet Prias, its people have learned to embrace a simple life, away from the perils of technology and war. As… Internet Archive Star Wreck: In the Pirkining 2005 · Feature · Subtitles A Finnish culthit that became internationaly known through it's open CC-license. From IMDB: The future looks bleak for Captain Pirk. Originally from the far… Internet Archive Zeitgeist - The Movie 2007 · Feature Thank you for your interest in Zeitgeist. Zeitgeist was created as a not for profit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more… Internet Archive Elephants Dream 2006 · Cartoon From the official website : "Elephants Dream is the story of two strange characters exploring a capricious and seemingly infinite machine. The elder, Proog,… Internet Archive Cafuné 2006 · Feature · 1 h 30 min · Subtitles Brazilian feature film, released on theaters and on the Internet on the same day, with a CC licence, in 2006. Tells the story a mixed couple - a middle class… Internet Archive Lady Vengeance ( 2005) 2005 · Feature · Subtitles Lady Vengeance is a 2005 South Korean psychological thriller film directed by Park Chan-wook . [3] The film is the third and final installment in Park's… Internet Archive STEAL THIS FILM 2006 · Feature · Subtitles In 2006, a group of friends decided to make a film about filesharing that we would recognise. There have been a few documentaries by 'old media' crews who… Internet Archive Honey 2004 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles Final (quicktime) version of Honey, a film by David Ball. For details, please see the Honey homepage . Internet Archive The Corporation - Filmmakers Official Download Edition 2003 · Feature · 2 h 25 min The Corporation is a 2003 Canadian documentary film critical of the modern-day corporation, considering it as a class of person and evaluating its behaviour… Internet Archive Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance ( 2002) 2002 · Feature · Subtitles Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance is a 2002 South Korean thriller film directed and co-written by Park Chan-wook . The film stars Shin Ha-kyun as Ryu, a young,… Internet Archive Warriors of The Net 2002 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Warriors of The Net - An animation explaining the way IP packets flow on the Internet Trailer and full film (12:40) This movie is made available by Ericsson… Internet Archive Zeitgeist: Addendum 2008 · Feature · 2 h 3 min The second film, Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based… Internet Archive Sobaka 2008 · Feature · 1 h 12 min SOBAKA is the thrilling story of a lonely Russian immigrant trying to find the "American dream" in present day Los Angeles. To provide care for his dying… Internet Archive Lost in the Wash 2006 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles CAUTION: I recommend downloading, not streaming. When I tried to stream, the dialogue went out-of-sync. It might work well with faster broadband. Lost in the… Internet Archive The Days of Limbo 2004 · Feature · 1 h 39 min The story of Jerry, a young widower, escaping the memory of his formerly abusive wife. The original full-length version, minus the copyright-restricted… Internet Archive To Know a Jedi - Movie 2003 · Feature "To Know a Jedi", a fan-made movie inspired by the Star Wars movies of George Lucas. The movie was made by the late Derek Lake, a film student who died in a… Internet Archive Pulse (Kairo) [2001] 2001 · Feature · Subtitles Pulse ( 回路 , Kairo ) is a 2001 Japanese techno-horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa . The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001… Internet Archive Fuck Toute (Pourquoi travailler ?) 2005 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Notre 6eme Kino. (mai 2005) Film-realite sur la vie quotidienne de 2 jeunes chomeurs. www.kino640.org Internet Archive Between Hurricanes 2005 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles This feature documentary is a journey through the aftermath of hurricane Katrina and into the path of hurricane Rita. A story of discovery through southern… Internet Archive Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning [VOScastellano] 2005 · Short · 1 min el mundo 2005 > Con más de 450.000 espectadores en menos de una semana, el largometraje finlandés 'Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning', parodia del clásico de… Internet Archive Sita Sings the Blues 2008 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles DVD VERSION! This is my own DVD version -- UN official, but loaded with goodies. You can find it as a direct-download here, but please if possible use the… Internet Archive King Lear 2008 · Feature · Subtitles A feature length adaptation of King Lear. Prior familiarity with the play is probably necessary to enjoy this film. If you would like to watch Lear on your… Internet Archive Insecurity 2007 · Feature Insecurity is a full-length independent feature-film released for free under a creative commons 3.0 license. When offered four thousand dollars to break into… Internet Archive Desert Of Blood Dvdrip 2008 · Feature In Tecate, Mexico, an American tourist is hunting a treasure buried in the sand of a ghost town with his girlfriend Amy. However, he digs the grave of the… Internet Archive Sita_Sings_the_Blues 2008 · Feature · 1 h 21 min Sita is a goddess separated from her beloved Lord and husband Rama. Nina is an animator whose husband moves to India, then dumps her by email. Three hilarious… Internet Archive Route 66 - an American (bad) Dream 2006 · Feature · 1 h 44 min Accompany three German hillbillies discovering the American culture on a weird road trip and see how they stumble into the American way of life as outsiders. Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Gorilla 2006 · Feature · Subtitles This is another in our series of Flawed Family Flicks. Join cousins Harrigan, Garrity & Mulligan as they try to keep the Gorilla from claiming another victim.… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Color Craziness! 2005 · Feature · 54 min · Subtitles The New Three Stooges" was produced in 1965. "The Three Stooges - Color Craziness" is an hour feature comprised of these rare color Stooge comedy bits. You'll… Internet Archive Astro Boy (2009) 2009 · Feature In futuristic Metro City, a brilliant scientist named Tenma builds Astro Boy (Freddie Highmore), a robotic child with superstrength, X-ray vision and the… Internet Archive ZEITGEIST THE MOVIE REMASTERED 2007 · Feature Zeitgeist, produced by Peter Joseph, was created as a nonprofit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective… Internet Archive Route 66 - ein amerikanischer albTraum 2004 · Short · 1 min [Movie is in German] Drei naive Jungs träumen von Hollywood. Dabei setzen sie auf die amerikanischsten Werte, die ihnen einfallen: ein unsinnig monströses… Internet Archive The Other Dragon 2003 · Short · 23 min · Subtitles A black and white german existential sci-fi action movie. "Der Andere Drache" is in german with english subtitles. Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Balloonatic 2006 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles This is a project that was put together in just a few hours. Many young children have no interest in silent movies, which means they are missing some of the… Internet Archive Zombie Nation(2004) 2004 · Feature DVD RIP DISCLAIMER: THIS FILM IS SO AWFUL! WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK! Plot: A psychotic police officer who murders his female arrestees gets what's coming to him… Internet Archive Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) 2006 · Feature Letters from Iwo Jima is a 2006 Japanese-language American war film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood, starring Ken Watanabe and Kazunari Ninomiya.… Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Blacksmith 2006 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles This is the fourth "Flawed Family Flicks Video" we have added to the collection. We hope that it will give a new life to a great old movie. Cousin Buster is… Internet Archive This Is Prelinger Archives 2001 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Official Prelinger Archives corporate video, describing its contents and mission. With excerpts of many films in the collection and rare scenes shot inside… Internet Archive Alfred Hitchcock Trailer Collection 2009 · Feature · Subtitles A collection of Alfred Hitchcock Trailers/Featurettes. Internet Archive Pipe Dream 2001 · Cartoon · 3 min In this SINGLE from a VIDEO ALBUM, all instruments are played by steel balls shot out of PVC tubing. From the producer of the original ''musical fountain'' in… Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Boat 2006 · Short · Subtitles This is the second "Flawed Family Video" we have added to the collection. We hope that it will give a new life to a great old movie. Buster has a new boat,… Internet Archive Battleship Potemkin 2005 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Barbara Schubert and the University of Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Edmund Meisel's original score to director Sergei Eisenstein's historical film… Internet Archive Les Nouveaux Dieux 2005 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles Un film tourner un lendemain de noel qui denonce la nouvelle religion universelle: La consommation Internet Archive A Flawed Family Flick - The Big Storm 2006 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles This is the fifth "Flawed Family Video" we have added to the collection. We hope that it will give a new life to a great old movie. Buster is caught in "The… Internet Archive ZEITGEIST 2007 · Feature http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/ Zeitgeist was created as a not for profit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical… Internet Archive BloodSpell Episode 1 2006 · Cartoon The Blooded are cursed to carry magic in their blood - when their blood is spilled, the magic comes out, whether to heal, summon or destroy. They are hunted…