The world's archives

3,697–3,744 of 88,097 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 Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex 2011 · Talk · 18 min Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In… Internet Archive Anas Aremeyaw Anas: How I named, shamed and jailed 2013 · Talk · 12 min Journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has broken dozens of stories of corruption and organized crime all over Ghana -- without ever revealing his identity. In this… Internet Archive Benjamin Grant: What it feels like to see Earth from space 2017 · Talk What the astronauts felt when they saw Earth from space changed them forever. Author and artist Benjamin Grant aims to provoke this same feeling of… Internet Archive Hanna Rosin: New data on the rise of women 2010 · Talk · 16 min Hanna Rosin reviews startling new data that shows women actually surpassing men in several important measures, such as college graduation rates. Do these… Internet Archive Ryan Merkley: Online video -- annotated, remixed and popped 2012 · Talk · 4 min Videos on the web should work like the web itself: Dynamic, full of links, maps and information that can be edited and updated live, says Mozilla Foundation… Internet Archive Alice Bows-Larkin: Climate change is happening. Here's how we adapt 2015 · Talk · 14 min Imagine the hottest day you've ever experienced. Now imagine it's six, 10 or 12 degrees hotter. According to climate researcher Alice Bows-Larkin, that's the… Internet Archive Clint Smith: The danger of silence 2014 · Talk · 4 min "We spend so much time listening to the things people are saying that we rarely pay attention to the things they don't," says slam poet and teacher Clint… Internet Archive Courtney Martin: The new American Dream 2016 · Talk · 15 min For the first time in history, the majority of American parents don't think their kids will be better off than they were. This shouldn't be a cause for alarm,… Internet Archive Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu: What your smart devices know (and share) about you 2018 · Talk Once your "smart" appliances can talk to you, who else are they talking to? Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu wanted to find out — so they outfitted Hill's… Internet Archive Stephen Wolfram: Computing a theory of everything 2010 · Talk · 19 min Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica, talks about his quest to make all knowledge computational -- able to be searched, processed and manipulated. His new… Internet Archive Tyler DeWitt: Hey science teachers -- make it fun 2013 · Talk · 11 min High school science teacher Tyler DeWitt was ecstatic about a lesson plan on bacteria (how cool!) -- and devastated when his students hated it. The problem… Internet Archive Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story 2012 · Talk · 19 min Filmmaker Andrew Stanton ("Toy Story," "WALL-E") shares what he knows about storytelling -- starting at the end and working back to the beginning. Contains… Internet Archive Ari Wallach: 3 ways to plan for the (very) long term 2017 · Talk · 13 min We increasingly make decisions based on short-term goals and gains — an approach that makes the future more uncertain and less safe. How can we learn to think… Internet Archive Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of a New Yorker cartoon 2013 · Cartoon · 20 min The New Yorker receives around 1,000 cartoons each week; it only publishes about 17 of them. In this hilarious, fast-paced, and insightful talk, the… Internet Archive Cédric Villani: What's so sexy about math? 2016 · Talk · 16 min Hidden truths permeate our world; they're inaccessible to our senses, but math allows us to go beyond our intuition to uncover their mysteries. In this survey… Internet Archive Elizabeth Lesser: Take "the Other" to lunch 2011 · Talk · 11 min There's an angry divisive tension in the air that threatens to make modern politics impossible. Elizabeth Lesser explores the two sides of human nature within… Internet Archive Lisa Kristine: Photos that bear witness to modern slavery 2012 · Talk · 19 min For the past two years, photographer Lisa Kristine has traveled the world, documenting the unbearably harsh realities of modern-day slavery. She shares… Internet Archive Moshe Safdie: How to reinvent the apartment building 2014 · Talk · 5 min In 1967, Moshe Safdie reimagined the monolithic apartment building, creating “Habitat ’67,” which gave each unit an unprecedented sense of openness. Nearly 50… Internet Archive Electric Potential: Visualizing Voltage with 3D animations 2015 · Educational · Subtitles Shows how voltage can be visualized as electric potential energy. Includes topics such as why the voltage is the same everywhere inside a metal conductor. I… Internet Archive Erin McKean: Go ahead, make up new words! 2014 · Talk · 6 min In this fun, short talk from TEDYouth, lexicographer Erin McKean encourages — nay, cheerleads — her audience to create new words when the existing ones won’t… Internet Archive Johann Hari: Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong 2015 · Talk · 14 min What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail… Internet Archive Rodrigo y Gabriela: An electrifying acoustic guitar performance 2017 · Talk · 4 min Guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela combine furiously fast riffs and dazzling rhythms to create a style that draws on both flamenco guitar and heavy metal in this… Internet Archive Stefan Sagmeister: 7 rules for making more happiness 2011 · Talk · 9 min Using simple, delightful illustrations, designer Stefan Sagmeister shares his latest thinking on happiness -- both the conscious and unconscious kind. His… Internet Archive Jamila Raqib: The secret to effective nonviolent resistance 2016 · Talk · 9 min We're not going to end violence by telling people that it's morally wrong, says Jamila Raqib, executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution. Instead,… Internet Archive John Delaney: Wiring an interactive ocean 2010 · Talk · 20 min Oceanographer John Delaney is leading the team that is building an underwater network of high-def cameras and sensors that will turn our ocean into a global… Internet Archive Mike Biddle: We can recycle plastic 2011 · Talk · 10 min Less than 10% of plastic trash is recycled -- compared to almost 90% of metals -- because of the massively complicated problem of finding and sorting the… Internet Archive Ruth Chang: How to make hard choices 2014 · Talk · 14 min Here's a talk that could literally change your life. Which career should I pursue? Should I break up -- or get married?! Where should I live? Big decisions… Internet Archive A Thousand Hours~ | Complete Lineart PMV MAP 2015 · Cartoon Thanks so much for everyone who participated! It turned out amazing! Song: A Thousand Hours MAP idea by: keira fauth https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQPaLVii… Internet Archive All I Want For Christmas [] MAP (Incomplete, read desc for more info) 2018 · Cartoon Please note, this is NOT the full map. Last minute fill-ins were made for those who didn't complete their parts in time (If said people wish to carry on with… Internet Archive Butterfly || Complete OC MAP 2019 · Cartoon unsubscribe. - Participants (in order of appearance) - Embonny: Stacy_BT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWOQXM7bMRcG99ylufueXLA RedBalance:… Internet Archive ET(Skrillex/Katy Perry) MAP COMPLETE [FLASH WARNING] 2019 · Cartoon OMG this Map took more then one year AA Im happy it finally got finished i was almost about to cancel it THANKS FOR EVERYONE WHO JOINED YOUR PARTS LOOK… Internet Archive I am the Voice [Completed OC MAP] 2017 · Cartoon It's finally done! :D This has been one of my favorite MAP's to host and I'm so happy to see it completed! All of you did such a wonderful job! It may also be… Internet Archive I love you like a Table COMPLETE MAP 2017 · Cartoon Ohhh my gosh this looks amazing ;o; thank you guys for joining in and I hope you all enjoy the end product!!! PARTICIPANTS CREDITS: ~ FeatherFlight55 OwO /… Internet Archive Making Fiends (Complete OC Map) 2016 · Cartoon AAAA MY FIRST MAP IS COMPLETED!!! I'm super happy with the result, and i'm really Thank you everyone who helped out with this, go check out these cool doods… Internet Archive Monody Completed Warriors Oc M.A.P 2019 · Cartoon AHH It's finally finished! You'll have to excuse my poor editing skills. Everyone's part looks absolutely amazing! And for my first *completed * map it looks… Internet Archive {Polka Face} 2016 New Years M.A.P (COMPLETE) 2016 · Cartoon The thumbnail was made by chai tea! She drew most of the characters in the map! Wow! I am astounded by all of the talent in this map! The purpose of it was to… Internet Archive ♡ SALVATION | PMV MAP COMPLETED ♡ 2016 · Cartoon WELL, AFTER ALMOST FOUR MONTHS FOR A PMV MAP, I PROUDLY PRESENT SALVATION FINALLY COMPLETED. I had an awful lot of problems with this map, specifically, with… Internet Archive Say Something I'm Giving Up On You OC MAP COMPLETE 2014 · Cartoon Finally after about 8 months it's finally completed. I apologize for the low quality, small/long black flashes and especially to Polaris Star for my computer… Internet Archive Spotlight- complete PMV MAP 2018 · Cartoon Drum-roll please! I can release with proudness the complete Spotlight PMV MAP! Here are all artists who enabled this masterpiece! be sure to check them out!… Internet Archive Stay The Night Complete PMV/AMV MAP 2017 · Cartoon Parts: RealisticWord: / @realisticword448 xLonely: / @dudemiraty OtakuMeow: / @blendzi0r x Vertcat x: / @xvertcatx8141 Rainhu: / @pliszka69 iNsErT name? :3: /… Internet Archive The Hanging Tree 48h Vent Lineart OC MAP |COMPLETE| 2018 · Cartoon I want to give huge thanks to all participantes of this MAP - you all did great job with your part/s! If anyone wants to be in my future MAP here is link to… Internet Archive YᎾᏌ ᏟᎾᏌᏞᎠ ᏴᎬ ᎻᎪᏢᏢY [wings of fire PMV] 2018 · Cartoon Heyyyooooo spoilers for Darkstalker legendsssss - Foeslayer and Arctic loved each other they just fought a lot end of story Also this is probably gonna be my… Internet Archive Euler-Lagrange equation explained intuitively - Lagrangian Mechanics 2018 · Educational · Subtitles Lagrangian Mechanics from Newton to Quantum Field Theory. I originally made this video for my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/EugeneKhutoryansk… Internet Archive Schrodinger's Equation 2016 · Educational · Subtitles Schrodinger's Equation for wave functions in Quantum Physics. I originally made this video for my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/EugeneKhutory… Internet Archive Teletubbies Funding Credits Compilation (1998-2008) by DellFan Productions 2019 · Commercial A collection of funding credits bumpers used on PBS Kids airings of Teletubbies from 1998 to 2008, compiled by Youtube user DellFan Productions. The bumpers… Internet Archive Gear - Warrior PvP-The Bounty Hunter- Trailer [Warrior][2010-05-24][4.87] 2010 · Cartoon Archived World of Warcraft gameplay and machinima footage. Original file: Gear - Warrior PvP-The Bounty Hunter- Trailer [Warrior][2010-05-24][4.87].wmv Internet Archive Klinda - Klinda High End Fury PVE [Warrior][2010-06-19][4.72] 2010 · Cartoon Archived World of Warcraft gameplay and machinima footage. Original file: Klinda - Klinda High End Fury PVE [Warrior][2010-06-19][4.72].mp4 Internet Archive Rethen - Rethen 1vs2 Arena V2 - Pure Madness [Mage][2010-04-17][4.92] 2010 · Cartoon Archived World of Warcraft gameplay and machinima footage. Original file: Rethen - Rethen 1vs2 Arena V2 - Pure Madness [Mage][2010-04-17][4.92].mp4