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1,201–1,248 of 6,270 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 Reader's Digest: Nature's Great Events - The Great Journeys (1996, UK VHS release) 1996 · Documentary Part 1 of a 3 part series of Reader's Digest nature documentaries, made in coordination with BBC Wildvision/BBC Worldwide. This episode concerns great… Internet Archive Valerie Harper's Story (2013) 2013 · Commercial In March 2013, actress Valerie Harper revealed that she was suffering from leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare, terminal brain cancer, and that she had just… Internet Archive "TARGET FOR TONIGHT" 1941 WWII ROYAL AIR FORCE WELLINGTON BOMBER RAID ON GERMANY FILM 2118 Documentary Released in 1941, "Target for Tonight" is a Crown Film Unit documentary directed by Harry Watt. The movie -- which uses obvious re-enactments, some model and… Internet Archive 1955 CATALINA ISLAND GRAND PRIX MOTORCYCLE RACE w/ BUD EKINS & CRAIG STEWART XD5255 Documentary Produced by Documentary Productions, Inc. and Craig Stewart in 1955, this rare sound movie "World of Racing" focuses on the 5th Annual Catalina Island Grand… Internet Archive The Ad and the Ego 1997 · Documentary Intercutting thousands of contemporary and classic television commercials with insights by Stuart Ewen, Jean Kilbourne, Sut JhalIy and others, this film… Internet Archive Fairport Convention - It All Comes 'Round Again (1987) 1987 · Documentary This VHS is out of print, and unavailable to buy except second-hand on sites like eBay, so I am preserving it here. "A celebration of twenty years of Fairport… Internet Archive Nefertiti Resurrected (2003) 2003 · Documentary A VHS recording of one of the earliest airings of the documentary Nefertiti Resurrected on The Discovery Channel in 2003. Commercials are included. This video… Internet Archive Air Combat II: Combat Crew (1998) Documentary · Subtitles Air Combat II U.S. News & World Report The Definitive Military Library (Unapix Entertainment, 1998) Running Time: 45 Minutes AIR COMBAT II Through riveting,… Internet Archive Pyramid (1988 VHS) 1988 · Documentary From the VHS cover: Based on his acclaimed and popular book, Pyramid , David Macaulay brings the mysteries of ancient Egypt to vivid life in this unique… Internet Archive Great Scenic Railway Journeys: Celebrating 175 Years of the American Railroad (2003) [VHS] 2003 · Documentary YouTube upload: https://youtu.be/uOxDnmZIE-0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------… Internet Archive Japanorama (2002-07) Documentary Japanorama is a series of documentaries presented by Jonathan Ross , exploring various facets of popular culture and trends of modern-day Japan. Each episode… Internet Archive Making The Theory 2007 · Commercial · 42 min If you would like to show your support for VG Theory Productions, buy a copy of Video Game Theory, Volume One ! Making the Theory is a documentary about a… Internet Archive Reader's Digest: Nature's Great Events - The Great Hunts (1996, UK VHS release) 1996 · Documentary Part 2 of a 3 part series of Reader's Digest nature documentaries, made in coordination with BBC Wildvision/BBC Worldwide. The struggle to survive is played… Internet Archive The Great Masters—Fra Angelico: God, Nature and Art Documentary · Subtitles The Great Masters—Fra Angelico: God, Nature and Art Narrated by: Nicholas Brandon (Kultur, circa 2000) Running Time: 45 Minutes Fra Angelico (c. 1400-55), an… Internet Archive SA HARDCORE (VHS) Documentary Mirrored from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UskvXQ3qVes "Very rare 3 hour San Antonio Hardcore video comp. This was given to me many years ago by Mat… Internet Archive The California Reich 1975 · Documentary The California Reich (1975) [ VHSRip] A documentary on the roots of nazism In America. Internet Archive The Revolutionary War, Parts I and II (1993) 1993 · Documentary The Revolutionary War, Parts I and II Collector’s Edition 2 Tape (Simitar, 1993) Running Time: 1 Hour, 50 Minutes The frontiersmen, farmers and merchants who… Internet Archive NEW YORK CITY ELEVATED RAILWAY THIRD AVENUE ELEVATED DOCUMENTARY (PRINT 2) "VANISHING EL" 4067 Documentary The Vanishing El is a fascinating short film that provides us a nostalgic look back at Manhattan's last elevated passenger railroad, the Third Avenue El. Part… Internet Archive The Battle Of Hood And Bismark - PBS (2002) 2002 · Documentary This was a TV documentary that aired on KCPT (Kansas City Public Television) with a license from the PBS in the United States in 2002. It documents the World… Internet Archive San Francisco 1998 1998 · Documentary The SanFrancisco/Alcatraz 1998 Series Thank you for visiting my archive of San Francisco and Alcatraz! Production Notes: Video taken are recordings from a… Internet Archive Dual Alaska ★ A PBS double Feature about Alaska - with MKV 2007 · Talk Dual Alaska ★ A PBS double Feature about Alaska - with MKV I found the original DVD source materials here: https://archive.org/details/NatureISO I am grateful… Internet Archive Raptors - A Fistful of Daggers ★ Nature Special Series - with Special Features and MKV Talk Raptors - A Fistful of Daggers ★ Nature Special Series - with Special Features and MKV . _ . I found the original DVD source materials here:… Internet Archive Our National Parks: A Seasonal Tour (1989) 1989 · Documentary Our National Parks: A Seasonal Tour (National Geographic Society, 1989) Running Time: 32 Minutes Our National Parks takes you on a journey through the four… Internet Archive Jackie Chan The Invincible Fighter (Subtitled Version) 1996 · Documentary Jackie Chan was born Chan Yuen Long (this is wrong. Chan was born Chan Kong-sang. The name Yuen Long came from his time at the Peking Opera School he attended… Internet Archive "HIGH AND WILD - MOUNTAIN CLIMBING SCHOOL” ADVENTURE DOCUMENTARY VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON XD6577 Documentary One of the many episodes of the TV program "High and Wild", hosted by Don Hobart, this episode dates to the 1960s. It shows the process and techniques of… Internet Archive " HORACE MANN " AMERICAN EDUCATOR & EDUCATIONAL REFORMER 1940s DOCUMENTARY XD5012 Documentary This 1940s black and white film titled “Horace Mann” is an educational film that details the life and career of Horace Mann(1796 – 1859), an American… Internet Archive A History Of The Residents - The Eyes Scream With Penn & Teller 1991 · Documentary The original video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT4CzFRFp5U video date: Jan 3, 2013 Really surprised this isn't on YouTube, it's a 1991… Internet Archive PBS Nova Why Planes Crash (1987) Documentary · Subtitles PBS Nova special "Why Planes Crash" behind the scenes look at aviation disasters. VHS capture from TV broadcast, February 1987. Between 60 and 80 percent of… Internet Archive Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure—Cross Country Skiing (1996) 1996 · Documentary · Subtitles Trailside: Make Your Own Adventure Cross Country Skiing the Grand Canyon’s North Rim (Wellspring Media, Inc., 1996) Host: Peter Whittaker With: Bill Koch… Internet Archive 1997 VHS tape Southern California Television recording 1997 · Documentary A VHS tape of television recordings from the KCET network, the PBS affiliate of Los Angeles. And channel 56 KODC of Los Angeles. The tape is decades old, and… Internet Archive [Vintage VHS] National Geographic: The Explorers, A Century of Discovery Documentary · Subtitles Transferred from tape using the RF method. Videos processed with vhs-decode and hifi-decode. See: https://github.com/oyvindln/vhs-decode File types included… Internet Archive The Life & Times of Secretariat: An American Racing Legend (2002) 2002 · Documentary The Life & Times of Secretariat—An American Racing Legend Commemorative Issue New! Never Before Seen Footage! (Secretariat.com, 2002) Running Time: 1 Hour, 49… Internet Archive The Hungarian conflict / by Scott "Scooter" Braun 1995 · Documentary 1 videocassette (10 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. Summary: Explores the experiences of the Jewish community in Hungary before and during the Holocaust ;… Internet Archive Asylum (1988) 1988 · Documentary When the first patient entered St. Elizabeth's Hospital in 1855, he had the place all to himself; by 1950, there were over 7000 residents. This poignant… Internet Archive Richter: The Enigma (1998) 1998 · Documentary Richter: The Enigma Great Artists of the 20th Century A film by Bruno Monsaingeon (NVC Arts, 1998) Running Time: 2 Hours, 35 Minutes Richter: The Enigma Great… Internet Archive The Legendary Sports Cars (1984 Documentary) 2019 · Documentary · Subtitles Robert Hardy takes a look at the world's most memorable and exciting sports cars in this documentary. Taken from a 1986 A&E airing. Internet Archive Living Islam (1993) 1993 · Documentary · Subtitles Religious series presented by Akbar Ahmed, which aims to demystify Islamic culture. Internet Archive The Mursi : The Land is Bad 1992 · Documentary The Mursi, the inhabitants of the Omo Valley on the far edge of southwest Ethiopia feel that after a series of natural and man-made disasters, the land they… Internet Archive Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon (2001) (HQ) 2001 · Documentary · Subtitles A High Quality Rip of Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon aired on Fox on March 21, 2001. It's a Rerun. This Also Has Commercial Breaks. Originally… Internet Archive Dinosaurs of the Jurassic 1994 · Documentary Compilation video of 2 short films - 64 Million Years Ago and Dinosaurs & Other Prehistoric Animals. Internet Archive Gow the Headhunter (1931) 1931 · Feature Gow the Headhunter is a 1931 exploration film directed by Edward A. Salisbury, featuring documentary footage from his expedition in the South Seas, focusing… Internet Archive Secrets of the Titanic (Collector's Edition) [VHS, 1997] 1997 · Documentary Text from the box and tape: National Geographic Collector's Edition Secrets of the Titanic A legend surrenders her mysteries. "Extraordinary. It will send a… Internet Archive The Decline Of Western Civilization Part 3 (1998) 1996 · Documentary Part one and two were good. The first covered punk rock. Part two was the 80s heavy metal,hair,glam rock. But this lady made it look like there was no hope… Internet Archive Haunted Gettysburg (1998 VHS) 1998 · Documentary A documentary about paranormal events in Gettysburg, PA. Based on the book series of the same name by Bob Wasel and Jack Bochar. This video is being shared… Internet Archive Extreme & Obscene Rob Black's XPW Documentary · Subtitles Extreme & Obscene Rob Black's XPW I have mixed feelings on this Documentary (In 2021 during the Internet age of YouTube, Reddit, & Wikipedia it's so easy to… Internet Archive PJHarvey Reeling With PJHarvey.( 1994) 1994 · Documentary 'Reeling' is made of backstage tour footage over a 3 week period out PJ Harvey's 1993 European and American tour. This is constructed around live footage… Internet Archive Challenge Of The Occult Teen Satanism Satanic Panic Documentary VHS Rip Circa 1980s 1980 · Documentary Ben Alexander lets you know how your rambunctious teens are selling their souls to the devil. (I do not endorse the views of this video. This is for archival… Internet Archive The Wall: The Making And The Breaking Of The Berlin Wall (1990) (PAL VHS) 1990 · Documentary My Great Aunt recently passed and she left me her collection of videotapes to digitise and upload here so, yeah. 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